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Richard II

Summary
1978 BBC production of Richard II by William Shakespeare, presented in the BBC Television Shakespeare series.
Theatre play
Richard II by William Shakespeare [more information]
Date of transmission
Sunday 10 December 1978
Time
8.10-9.35; 9.40-10.50pm
Series
BBC Television Shakespeare
Channel
BBC2
Production company
BBC

Credits

Director
David Giles
Producer
Cedric Messina
Playwright
William Shakespeare
Composer
William Walton (series title music)
Designer
Tony Abbott
Costume Designer
Robin Fraser-Paye
Make-up Artist
Ann Rayment
Fight Arranger
Terry Wright
Script Editor
Alan Shallcross
Cast
Desmond AdamsSir Pierce of Exton
Jonathan AdamsGardener
John BarcroftEarl of Salisbury
Bruno BarnabeAbbot of Westminster
Tim BrownHerald
Jeremy BullochHenry Percy
Alan CollinsGardener’s Man
John CurlessLord Fitzwater
Alan DaltonGreen
David DodimeadLord Ross
Ronald FerneeServant
Jon FinchBolingbroke, later Henry IV
John FlintLord Willoughby
Sandra FriezeQueen’s Lady
David GarfieldWelsh Captain
John GielgudJohn of Gaunt
Charles GrayDuke of York
Wendy HillerDuchess of York
Jeffrey HollandDuke of Surrey
Derek JacobiKing Richard
Charles KeatingDuke of Aumerle
Mike LewinHerald
Janet MawQueen to Richard
Mary MorrisDuchess of Gloucester
Carl OatleyEarly Berkeley
Richard OwensThomas Mowbray
Joe RitchieGroom
Clifford RoseBishop of Carlisle
Robin SachsBushy
Phillada SewellQueen’s Lady
David SwiftEarl of Northumberland
Damien ThomasBagot
Paddy WardKeeper
William WhymperSir Stephen Scroop

Additional details

Play tags
historical drama; royalty

Print sources

Title
Radio Times, 30 November 1978 (Magazine)
Linking notes
long article on the BBC Television Shakespeare series, pp. 84-93
Title
Radio Times, 7 December 1978 (Magazine)
Linking notes
full-page article, p. 21; listing, with image, p. 41

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