Richard II
- Synopsis
- First full-length television adaptation of the play broadcast by the BBC in a version produced by Royston Morley. With Alan Wheatley as Richard and Clement McCallin as Bolingbroke.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 29 Oct 1950 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 145 mins
- Availability
- Unavailable
Credits
- Producer
- Royston Morley
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Art Direction
- Barry Learoyd
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Richard II
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Production cost: £ 2.000 (BBC Play Library)
- History
- Like all other Shakespeare television adaptations of the time, this production was broadcast live and no copy was recorded. It was ‘repeated’ live for three broadcasts.
- Reviews
- Lionel Hale, reviewer for Radio Times: "Mr. Wheatley, is not, I think, the ideal Richard. The part, especially in front of the revealing camera, needs a personal youthful beauty. But he was sensitive and sincere, and rose as the poetry rose. Not all the cast spoke the Shakespeare as it demands: Bolinbroke fairly hammered out the stresses of the verse. But it was a fine production." (17 November 1950, p. 46).
Online Availability
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Richard II". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37024 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)