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BBC Television Shakespeare :: Richard II (01x02)

Episode Information

Title:

Richard II

Episode #:

01x02

Original Airdate:

Sunday December 10th, 1978

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Episode Crew
Director:	David Giles (1)
Writer:	William Shakespeare

Episode Summary

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Richard II, a weak and vacillating king, gives up his throne when faced with an invasion of England by a force led by the exiled Henry of Bolingbroke. Richard is later murdered by agents loyal to Bolingbroke.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Carl Oatley	played	Earl Berkeley	Recurring (first appearance)
•Charles Gray (1)	played	Duke of York	Recurring (first appearance)
•Clifford Rose	played	Bishop of Carlisle	Recurring (first appearance)
•David Dodimead	played	Lord Ross	Recurring (first appearance)
•Derek Jacobi	played	King Richard II	Recurring (first appearance)
•Janet Maw	played	Queen	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jeffrey Holland (1)	played	Duke of Surrey	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Curless	played	Lord Fitzwater	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Flint	played	Lord Willoughby	Recurring (first appearance)
•John Gielgud	played	John of Gaunt	Recurring (second appearance)
•Jon Finch (1)	played	Henry Bolingbroke	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jonathan Adams (2)	played	Gardener	Recurring (first appearance)
•Mary Morris	played	Duchess of Gloucester	Recurring (first appearance)
•Mike Lewin (1)	played	Herald	Recurring (first appearance)
•Richard Owens	played	Thomas Mowbray	Recurring (first appearance)
•Wendy Hiller	played	Duchess of York	Recurring (first appearance)
•William Whymper	played	Sir Stephen Scroop	Recurring (first appearance)
•Alan Collins	played	Gardener's Man
•Alan Dalton	played	Green
•Bruno Barnabe	played	Abbot of Westminster
•Charles Keating	played	Duke of Aumerle
•Damien Thomas	played	Bagot
•David Garfield (1)	played	Welsh Captain
•David Swift (2)	played	Duke of Northumberland
•Desmond Adams	played	Sir Pierce of Exton
•Jeremy Bulloch	played	Henry Percy
•Joe Ritchie	played	Groom
•John Barcroft	played	Earl of Salisbury
•Paddy Ward	played	Keeper
•Phillada Sewell	played	Queen's Lady
•Robin Sachs	played	Bushy
•Ronald Fernee	played	Servant
•Sandra Frieze (1)	played	Queen's Lady
•Terry Wright	played	Murderer
•Tim Brown (2)	played	Herald