United Kingdom / Dec 10, 1978
2h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Clifford Rose | Bishop of Carlisle |
| Charles Keating | Duke of Aumerle |
| Richard Owens | Thomas Mowbray |
| Janet Maw | Queen |
| Jeffrey Holland | Duke of Surrey |
| Jeremy Bulloch | Henry Percy |
| Robin Sachs | Busby |
| Damien Thomas | Bagot |
| Alan Dalton | Green |
| David Dodimead | Lord Ross |
| John Flint | Lord Willoughby |
| Carl Oatley | Earl Berkeley |
| William Whymper | Sir Stephen Scroop |
| John Barcroft | Earl of Salisbury |
| David Garfield | Welsh Captain |
| Desmond Adams | Sir Pierce of Exton |
| Joe Ritchie | Groom |
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| Paddy Ward | Keeper |
| Bruno Barnabe | Abbot of Westminster |
| Jonathan Adams | Gardener |
| Alan Collins | Gardener's Man |
| John Curless | Lord Fitzwater |
| Terry Wright | Murderer |
| Ronald Fernee | Servant |
| Tim Brown | Herald |
| Mike Lewin | Herald |
| Phillada Sewell | Queen's Lady |
| Sandra Frieze | Queen's Lady |
Genres
DramaHistoryTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Richard II |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Time-Life Television Productions, BBC |
| Release date | 10 dicembre 1978 |
| Production | Cedric Messina |
| Writer | Alan Shallcross, William Shakespeare |
| Assistant directors | David Giles |
| Lighting | John Summers |
| Production design | Tony Abbott |
| Art direction | Tony Abbott |
| Set decoration | Tony Abbott |
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| Music | Colin Dixon, David Lloyd-Jones |
| Sound | Colin Dixon, David Lloyd-Jones |
| Costume design | Robin Fraser-Paye, Ann Rayment |
| Makeup | Ann Rayment, Robin Fraser-Paye |
| Hairstyling | Ann Rayment, Robin Fraser-Paye |
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