The Hollow Crown
2012–2016 · BBC Two · 120 min · 2 seasons
S02E03 · Richard III
Sun, 22 May, 6:00 am
At Westminster, Richard speaks about his deformity, the evil plots he has laid, and the decadence at court.
About
The Hollow Crown brings together four filmed adaptations of Shakespeare's History Plays - Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, and Henry V. Starting in the year 1399, this continuous story of monarchy follows events during sixteen years of dynastic and political power play. Kings, with their families and followers, are threatened by rebellion and conflict. The story takes us from the Royal Court at Westminster to battlefields in England and France. These rich films are woven with the finest of Shakespeare's poetry and are filmed in the architecture and landscape of the period.
Episodes
- E01
Henry VI Part 1
Sun, 8 May· 120 minAgainst the backdrop of wars in France, the English nobility quarrel. News of the English defeat at Orleans reaches the duke of Gloucester and other nobles. After the funeral of Henry V, his son, the infant Henry VI, is proclaimed king.
- E02
Henry VI Part 2
Sun, 15 May· 120 minAfter the Battle of St Alban's, Plantagenet and the Yorkists ride to London to claim the throne. Henry negotiates to keep the crown for his lifetime but agrees to disinherit his son Prince Edward.
- E03
Richard III
Sun, 22 May· 120 minAt Westminster, Richard speaks about his deformity, the evil plots he has laid, and the decadence at court.
Cast
Anton Lesser
Duke of Exeter
Rory Kinnear
Henry Bolingbroke / King Henry IV
Jeremy Irons
Henry Bolingbroke / King Henry IV
Simon Russell Beale
Falstaff
Tom Hiddleston
Prince Hal / Henry V
Tom Georgeson
Bardolph
James Laurenson
Westmorland
