The BBC Television Shakespeare
Drama·Comedy·1978·1 Seasons
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and produced by BBC Television. It was transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985 and spanned seven series. Development of the series began in 1975 when Messina saw that Glamis Castle would make a perfect location for an adaptation of Shakespeare's play As You Like It. On returning to London, he envisioned an entire series devoted exclusively to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. After encountering numerous problems trying to produce the series, Messina eventually pitched the idea to the BBC’s departmental heads and the series was greenlighted. The series as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.
Episodes
Season 1
S01 | E01
Romeo & Juliet
1978-12-03
S01 | E02
King Richard the Second
1978-12-10
S01 | E03
As You Like It
1978-12-17
S01 | E04
Julius Caesar
1979-02-11
S01 | E05
Measure for Measure
1979-02-18
S01 | E06
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
1979-02-25
S01 | E07
The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur
1979-12-09
S01 | E08
The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift
1979-12-16
S01 | E09
The Life of Henry the Fifth
1979-12-23
S01 | E10
Twelfth Night
1980-01-06
S01 | E11
The Tempest
1980-02-27
S01 | E12
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1980-05-25
S01 | E13
The Taming of the Shrew
1980-10-23
S01 | E14
The Merchant of Venice
1980-12-17
S01 | E15
All's Well That Ends Well
1981-01-04
S01 | E16
The Winter's Tale
1981-02-08
S01 | E17
Timon of Athens
1981-04-16
S01 | E18
Antony and Cleopatra
1981-05-08
S01 | E19
Othello
1981-10-04
S01 | E20
Troilus and Cressida
1981-11-07
