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The Hollow Crown (2012) 8.5
A mini-series of adaptations of Shakespeare's history plays: Richard II, Henry IV Parts One and Two, and Henry V. |
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Jimi James | ... |
Baron's Army Soldier
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Falstaff
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Prince Hal
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Tom Georgeson | ... |
Bardolph
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James Laurenson | ... |
Westmoreland
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Mistress Quickly
(3 episodes, 2012)
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| Anton Lesser | ... |
Exeter
(3 episodes, 2012-2016)
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King's guardsman
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Brakenbury
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Stephen McDade | ... |
Lancastrian Soldier
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Queen Margaret
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Northumberland
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Gloucester
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Conrad Asquith | ... |
Bracy
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Ian Conningham | ... |
Peto
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Poins
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Drew Dillon | ... |
Drawer
(2 episodes, 2012)
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| Michelle Dockery | ... |
Kate Percy
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Henry Faber | ... |
Lancaster
(2 episodes, 2012)
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John Heffernan | ... |
Francis
(2 episodes, 2012)
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| Jeremy Irons | ... |
Henry IV
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Pistol
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Doll Tearsheet
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Dominic Rowan | ... |
Coleville
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Matthew Tennyson | ... |
Clarence
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Jimm Stark | ... |
Street Servant
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Richard III
(2 episodes, 2016)
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Duke of Buckingham
(2 episodes, 2016)
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Plantagenet
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Hastings
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Anne
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Prince Ned
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Queen Elizabeth
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Isabella
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Vernon
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Somerset
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Earl of Salisbury
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Lucy Robinson | ... |
Young Cecily
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Geoffrey Streatfeild | ... |
Edward IV
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Henry VI
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Warwick
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George, Duke of Clarence
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Suffolk
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New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a story with recurring themes of power struggles, redemption, family conflict and betrayal. Written by PKemp
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30 June 2012 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UKCompany Credits
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What distinguishes these hollow crown productions from their predecessors is the crystal clarity of the text as delivered by the cast – well done everyone! It is so easy to fall into the trap of believing that the text is to be delivered as verse. Twaddle! Ideas like that permeate school English classrooms where failed actors teach gullible pupils that iambic pentameters rule. No, they do not! Furthermore, good presentation of Shakespeare is so often ruined by over enthusiasm on the part of the performers. Without wishing to name names, I saw one version of "Much Ado About Nothing" where the comedy in the text was entirely lost because the director and his cast insisted on inventing and adding their own comedy instead. It is a brave man who would want to out-do Shakespeare! The ability of these Hollow Crown productions to tell the story which leads ultimately to the "Wars of the Roses" was admirable. There was so much to say – even before the "Wars" had begun. I should probably watch them all over again….! And I think I will!