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Series 2
7 :02x01 - Henry IV, Part One (Dec/09/1979)
Henry IV, having seized the throne of England from Richard II, tries to unite the various factions of the country. Meanwhile, his son Prince Hal enjoys a life of leisure with Sir John Falstaff and other rowdy friends.
Guest Stars: Anthony Quayle as Sir John Falstaff, John Cairney (1) as Archibald, Earl of Douglas, David Neal (1) as Scroop, Archbishop of York, Rob Edwards (3) as Prince John of Lancaster, David Buck as Earl of Westmoreland, Robert Brown (2) as Sir Walter Blunt, Bryan Pringle as Pistol, Gordon Gostelow as Bardolph, Sharon Morgan as Lady Mortimer, Richard Owens as Owen Glendower, Robert Morris (3) as Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, Jon Finch (1) as King Henry IV, David Gwillim as Henry, Prince of Wales, Tim Pigott-Smith as Henry Percy (Hotspur), Clive Swift as Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, Bruce Purchase as Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, Michele Dotrice as Lady Percy, Jack Galloway as Poins, Brenda Bruce as Mistress Quickly
Director: David Giles (1)
Writer: William Shakespeare
 
8 :02x02 - Henry IV, Part Two (Dec/16/1979)
The aging King Henry IV worries whether or not his heir, Prince Hal, will be able to measure up the the responsibilities of kingship. When the time comes for Hal to assume the throne he more than measures up by ending his association with Sir John Falstaff and his motley crew.
Guest Stars: Gordon Gostelow as Bardolph, Bryan Pringle as Pistol, Jonathan Fowler as Falstaff's Page, Robert Eddison as Justice Robert Swallow, Leslie French as Justice Silence, Jenny Laird as Lady Northumberland, Michele Dotrice as Lady Percy, Ralph Michael as Lord Chief Justice, David Neal (1) as Scroop, Archbishop of York, Rob Edwards (3) as Prince John of Lancaster, Anthony Quayle as Sir John Falstaff, David Gwillim as Henry, Prince of Wales, Jon Finch (1) as King Henry IV, Bruce Purchase as Earl of Northumberland, Jack Galloway as Poins, Brenda Bruce as Mistress Quickly, Frances Cuka as Doll Tearsheet
Director: David Giles (1)
Writer: William Shakespeare
 
9 :02x03 - King Henry the Fifth (Dec/23/1979)
Good King Hal leads the English into battle against French forces at Agincourt in hopes of grabbing the French throne for himself.
Guest Stars: Jonathan Fowler as Boy, Jocelyne Boisseau as Princess Katherine, Trevor Baxter as Archbishop of Canterbury, John Abineri as Bishop of Ely, Anna Quayle as Alice, Brian Poyser as Gower, Rob Beacham as Earl of Warwick, Brenda Bruce as Mistress Quickly, Garrick Hagon as Mountjoy the Herald, Julian Glover as Constable of France, David Gwillim as King Henry V, Alec McCowen as Chorus, Bryan Pringle as Pistol, Tim Wylton as Fluellen, Clifford Parris as Duke of Exeter, Thorley Walters as King Charles VI, Keith Drinkel as Louis the Dauphin
Director: David Giles (1)
Writer: William Shakespeare
 
10 :02x04 - Twelfth Night (Jan/06/1980)
Comedy set in the region of Illyria about mistaken identity which leads to a love quadrangle.
Guest Stars: Ric Morgan (1) as Sea Captain, Arthur Hewlett as Priest, Daniel Webb (1) as Servant, Andrew MacLachlan (1) as First Officer, Jean Channon as Waiting Woman, Clive Arrindell as Orsino, Malcolm Reynolds as Valentine, Peter Holt as Second Officer, Ryan Michael as Curio, Michael Thomas (1) as Sebastian, Maurice Roëves as Antonio, Alec McCowen as Malvolio, Robert Hardy (2) as Sir Toby Belch, Felicity Kendal as Viola, Annette Crosbie as Maria, Sinéad Cusack as Olivia, Trevor Peacock as Feste, Ronnie Stevens as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Robert Lindsay as Fabian
Director: John Gorrie
Writer: William Shakespeare
 
11 :02x05 - The Tempest (Feb/27/1980)
Shakespeare's final comedy about a group of shipwreck survivors on an island ruled by an exiled Duke.
Guest Stars: Andrew Sachs as Trinculo, Kenneth Gilbert (2) as Boatswain, Christopher Bramwell as Adrian, Paul Greenhalgh as Francisco, Gwyneth Lloyd as Juno, Elizabeth Gardner (2) as Ceres, Judith Rees as Iris, Nigel Hawthorne as Stephano, John Nettleton as Gonzalo, Alan Rowe (1) as Sebastian, Michael Hordern as Prospero, David Dixon (1) as Ariel, Warren Clarke as Caliban, Pippa Guard as Miranda, Christopher Guard as Ferdinand, Derek Godfrey as Antonio, David Waller as Alonso
Director: John Gorrie
Writer: William Shakespeare
 
12 :02x06 - Hamlet (May/25/1980)
Classic tragedy about Hamlet, a melancholy Prince of Denmark, who sets out to avenge the murder of his father by his uncle who now occupies the Danish throne.
Guest Stars: Paul Humpoletz as Marcellus, Peter Benson (1) as Second Gravedigger, Tim Wylton as First Grave Digger, Stuart Fell as Player, Terence McGinity as Player in the mime - Murderer, Geoffrey Beevers as Third Player - Lucianus, Christopher Baines as Francisco, John Humphry (1) as Voltimand, John Sterland as Cornelius, Peter Gale (1) as Osric, Raymond Mason as Reynaldo, Dan Meaden as Norwegian Captain, Reginald Jessup as Messenger, Michael Poole as Priest, David Henry (1) as English Ambassador, Jason Kemp as Second Player - Queen, Emrys James as First Player - King, Geoffrey Bateman as Guildenstern, Bill Homewood as Player in the mime - King, Peter Richard as Player in the mime - Queen, Peter Burroughs as Player, Ian Charleson as Fortinbras, Niall Padden as Bernardo, Iain Blair as Sailor, Derek Jacobi as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Claire Bloom as Queen Gertrude, Patrick Stewart as King Claudius, Lalla Ward as Ophelia, David Robb as Laertes, Patrick Allen (1) as Ghost, Robert Swann as Horatio, Jonathan Hyde (1) as Rosencrantz, Eric Porter as Polonius
Director: Rodney Bennett
Writer: William Shakespeare
 
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