Life of Henry V, The

Synopsis

Televised adaptation of the play, produced and directed by Leonard Brett and Royston Morley and starring Clement McCallin as King Henry.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Transmission details

22 Apr 1951 at 20:33 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

135 mins

Availability

Unavailable

Credits

Director

Royston Morley

Producer

Leonard Brett; Royston Morley

Writer

William Shakespeare

Art Direction

Barry Learoyd

Cast

Clement McCallin	King Henry V
Marius Goring	Chorus
Varvara Pitoeff	Katherine
Olaf Pooley	Dauphin
Archie Duncan	Jamy
Cameron Hall	Nim
Edward Lexy	Macmorris
Frank Tickle	John Bates
Frederick Ross	Sir Thomas Erpingham
Geoffrey Keen	Gower
George Woodbridge	Bardolph
John Glyn Jones	Fluellen
Michele Clement	Alice
Norman Claridge	King Charles VI of France
Robert Brown (2)	Michael Williams
Virginia Winter	Hostess, formerly Mistress Quickly
Willoughby Gray	Pistol

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Historical period

Medieval

Plays

Henry V

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Production cost: £ 2.389 (BBC Play Library)

The Birmingham Shakespeare Library holds a typescript.

History

First full-length television adaptation of the play in Britain.

Stills

Black-and-white still in the 1952 BBC Yearbook.

Online Availability

Online URL

http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1048671/index.html

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)