Henry VI. Part I
- Alternative title
- The Shakespeare Plays
- Synopsis
- Television production directed by Jane Howell who was responsible for the entire tetralogy (the three parts of Henry VI plus King Richard III), starring Peter Benson (King Henry VI) and Brenda Blethyn (Joan La Pucelle).
- Series
- BBC Television Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 13 Oct 1981
- Transmission details
- 2 Jan 1983 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 187 mins
Credits
- Director
- Jane Howell
- Producer
- Jonathan Miller
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Dudley Simpson; Stephen Oliver
- Costume
- John Peacock
- Art Direction
- Oliver Bayldon
- Contributor
- David Snodin
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- Medieval
- Plays
- Henry VI part 1
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Henry VI. Part 1
- Henry VI. Parts 1, 2 and 3
Notes
- Notes
- The production is commercially available on DVD as part of the BBC TV SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION box set (see separate entry).
- History
- This production is part of the fifth season (producer: Jonathan Miller). It was recorded in seven days.
- Stills
- Director Jane Howell directed the entire minor tetralogy (the three parts of Henry VI plus King Richard III). All four productions have the same cast, set, and conceptual approach.
- Textual information
- Between 1978 and 1986 the BBC published individual scripts of the series. Each volume of The BBC TV Shakespeare, ed. Peter Alexander et al. (London: British Broadcasting Corporation) contains the full text of the play (the Peter Alexander edition) with accompanying notes on the scene breaks and cuts made in the production, as well as a glossary. A general introduction to the play by series literary advisor John Wilders is followed by an essay on the production of the play by Henry Fenwick. This is based on interviews with actors, directors, and designers.
- Reviews
- Susan Willis, The BBC Shakespeare Plays: Making the Televised Canon (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1991).
Neil Taylor, "Two Types of Television Shakespeare", Shakespeare Survey, Volume 39: Shakespeare on Film and Television (Cambridge, 1987), pp. 103-111.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Name
Time-Life Films Inc
- Phone
- 0101 201 843 4545
- Address
- PO Box 644
NJ 07652
USA
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Simply Media
- Contact
- Laura Smith
- info@simplymedia.tv
- Web
- http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0203 542 3722
- Address
- Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ - Notes
- Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE
- Name
Trumedia Ltd
- Contact
- Bill Cotton
- sales@trumedia.co.uk
- Web
- https://trumedia.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01865 847837
- Fax
- 01865 847837
- Address
- 9 Meadow View
Kidlington
Kidlington
OX5 2XY - Notes
- Trumedia supplies video tapes and DVDs to UK schools, colleges and universities and is geared up to take official orders from educational institutions. The catalogue highlights programmes likely to be of use in the curriculum, but the company can supply any video in current UK distribution, as well as some deleted titles. Particularly strong in the areas of English literature and drama, as well as history, natural history, art & artists, and foreign language films.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Henry VI. Part I". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36481 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)