BBC Television Shakespeare
TV Show| Title | BBC Television Shakespeare |
| User score | 5.2 |
| Release date | Dec 3, 1978 |
| Release date of last episode | Apr 27, 1985 |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy |
| Production country | GB |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 7 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 68 |
| Run time | 150 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodesS2.E6 ∙ Hamlet
May 25, 1980
S2.E5 ∙ The Tempest
Feb 27, 1980
S2.E4 ∙ Twelfth Night
Jan 6, 1980
S2.E3 ∙ King Henry the Fifth
Dec 23, 1979
S2.E2 ∙ Henry IV, Part Two
Dec 16, 1979
S2.E1 ∙ Henry IV, Part One
Dec 9, 1979
S1.E37 ∙ Titus Andronicus
Apr 27, 1985
S1.E36 ∙ Love's Labour's Lost
Jan 5, 1985
S1.E35 ∙ Much Ado About Nothing
Dec 22, 1984
S1.E34 ∙ Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Dec 8, 1984
S1.E33 ∙ The Life and Death of King John
Nov 24, 1984
S1.E32 ∙ The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Apr 21, 1984
S1.E31 ∙ The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Dec 27, 1983
S1.E30 ∙ The Comedy of Errors
Dec 24, 1983
S1.E29 ∙ Macbeth
Nov 5, 1983
S1.E28 ∙ Cymbeline
Jul 10, 1983
S1.E27 ∙ The Tragedy of King Richard the Third
Jan 23, 1983
S1.E26 ∙ King Henry the Sixth, Part III
Jan 16, 1983
S1.E25 ∙ King Henry the Sixth, Part II
Jan 9, 1983
S1.E24 ∙ King Henry the Sixth, Part I
Jan 2, 1983
