Loved Boy, The

Synopsis

Television series, in six episodes, on the life and times of William Shakespeare. Writer John Mortimer based each episode around events in Shakespeare’s life to suggest how they influenced his writing. In Episode 4 Shakespeare is keen for his son, Hamnet, to have everything.

Series

Will Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

Series released on 2-disc DVD December 2008 by A&E Home Video (Region 1 only) and in the UK by Network DVD in Feb 2009.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Mark Cullingham

Producer

Cecil Clarke; Peter Roden

Writer

John Mortimer

Music

Richard Hill

Costume

David Walker (2)

Art Direction

Michael Bailey

Contributor

Henry Graveney

Cast

Caroline Godliman
Derek Royle
John McEnery
John Normington
Joshua White
Lisa Stimac
Lynette Davies
Meg Wynn Owen
Nicholas Clay
Paul Freeman
Roger Lloyd-Pack
Ron Cook
Ronald Herdman
Tim Curry

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.56 (series, Network)

Availability

Sale

Year

2009

Production Company

Name

ATV

Name

RAI Television

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

Distributor

Name

Network

Email

shop@networkonair.com

Web

http://networkonair.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01992 657707

Address

19-20 Blythe Road
Berghem Mews
Hammersmith
London
W14 0HN

Notes

Founded in 1997, Network specialises in distributing niche television programmes, predominantly licensed from Granada Ventures and Fremantle. They have recently branched into feature film distribution. Sale via retail outlets or direct via Network’s website, which has some’web exclusive’ offers.

 

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