Richard II (1950)

Synopsis

First full-length television adaptation of the play broadcast by the BBC in a version produced by Royston Morley. With Alan Wheatley as Richard and Clement McCallin as Bolingbroke.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Availability

Unavailable

Notes

Production cost: £ 2.000 (BBC Play Library)

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Online availability

URI

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1027840/index.html

Credits

Producer

Royston Morley

Writer

William Shakespeare

Art Direction

Barry Learoyd

Cast

Alan Wheatley
Arthur Wontner
Brian Nissen
Cecil Brock
Clement McCallin
Denis Holmes
Eileen Thorndike
Frederick Ross
Geoffrey Wearing
George Skillan
George Woodbridge
Henry Oscar
Horace Sequeira
Hugh Munro
James Wellman
John Witty
Joy Shelton
Leonard Sachs
Mary Hinton
Oliver Burt
Patricia Gilder
Patrick Barr (2)
Philip Dale
Richard Bebb
Richard Gilbert
Viola Johnstone

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)