SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced by R. D. Smith, starring John Neville in the lead.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

25 Oct 1965 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

120 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

R. D. Smith

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

John Neville	King Henry V
David March	Chorus
Preston Lockwood	Archbishop of Canterbury
Elizabeth Morgan	Katherine
Harold Lang	Dauphin
Basil Jones	Bishop of Ely
Brian Hewlett	Duke of Orleans
Brian Hewlett	Boy (Falstaff’s page)
Bruce Beeby	Constable of France
Eric Anderson	Duke of Gloucester
Eric Anderson	Governor of Harfleur
Evelyne Volney	Alice
Evelyne Volney	Queen Isabel
Gordon Gardner	Richard, Earl of Cambridge
Hamlyn Benson	Duke of Bedford
Hamlyn Benson	Michael Williams
Henry Webb	Nym
Joan Newell	Hostess, formerly Mistress Quickly
John Dearth	John Bates
John Dearth	Bardolph
Nigel Graham	Jamy
Norman Wynne	Fluellen
Patrick Barr (2)	Duke of Bourbon
Patrick Barr (2)	Ambassador
Peter Marinker	French soldier (Le Fer)
Peter Pratt	Pistol
Rio Fanning	Macmorris
Stephen Thorne (2)	Gower
Stephen Thorne (2)	Earl of Westmoreland
Tim Seeley	Henry, Lord Scroop of Masham
Valentine Dyall	Montjoy
Walter Fitzgerald	King Charles VI of France
Wilfrid Babbage	Duke of Exeter
Wilfrid Babbage	Sir Thomas Erpingham
Wilfrid Carter	Alexander Court
Wilfrid Carter	Sir Thomas Grey

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Henry V

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Produced for the 550th anniversary week at Agincourt.

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)