Henry VI. Part II

Synopsis: Television drama. Tom Sturridge is King Henry and Benedict Cumberbatch Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
Series: Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2016
Transmission details: 14 May 2016 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration: 125 mins

Director

Dominic Cooke

Producer

Rupert Ryle-Hodges

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Tom Sturridge	King Henry VI
Sophie Okonedo	Queen Margaret
Benedict Cumberbatch	Richard (Crookback), son of Duke of York
Jason Watkins	Duke of Suffolk (William de la Pole)
Adrian Dunbar	Richard Plantagenet, later Duke of York
Al Weaver	Rivers
Alan David	Bishop of Ely
Angus Imrie	Edmund
Anton Lesser	Duke of Exeter
Archie Bradfield	Young Ned
Barney Harris	Ned
Ben Daniels	Duke of Buckingham
Ben Miles	Duke of Somerset
Christopher Godwin	Shepherd
Geoffrey Streatfeild	Edward, Earl of March
Gerald Tyler	Messenger
James Fleet	Hastings
Jamie Ballard	Grieving son
Jo Stone-Fewings	Sir John Stanley
John Mackay	Brakenbury
John McCurrach	Young soldier
Keeley Hawes	Queen Elizabeth
Kyle Soller	Young Clifford
Lucy Robinson	Young Cecily
Mariah Gale	Lady Bona
Patrick Tolan	Soldier
Phoebe Fox	Anne
Richard Lynch	Duke of Westmoreland
Sam Troughton	George
Simon Armstrong	Grieving father
Stanley Townsend	Earl of Warwick
Steffan Rhodri	Oxford
Stuart McQuarrie	Vernon
Tom Godwin	Shepherd

History: Henry VI parts I & II and Richard III are available as a 3-disc DVD set from online retailers. In the US the series was transmitted by PBS in Great Performances, produced by Thirteen Productions LLC for WNET.

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