The Hollow Crown

The Wars of the Roses

Episode 1: Henry VI Part 1

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour, 51 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 7^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sat 7^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two HD

Screen adaptations of Shakespeare plays. Seventeen years after Henry V's death, the realm is under the protection of the Duke of Gloucester and the young Henry VI. Show more

The Hollow Crown

The Wars of the Roses

Episode 2: Henry VI Part 2

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 14^th May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Sun 15^th May 2016, 22:00 on BBC Two Wales

Screen adaptations of Shakespeare plays. After the Battle of St Albans, Plantagenet and the Yorkists ride to London to claim the throne. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Author:: William Shakespeare
Director:: Dominic Cooke
Adaptor:: Dominic Cooke
Adaptor:: Ben Power
Production Company:: Neal Street Productions
Richard:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Buckingham:: Ben Daniels
Plantagenet:: Adrian Dunbar
Hastings:: James Fleet
Anne:: Phoebe Fox
Queen Elizabeth:: Keeley Hawes
Exeter:: Anton Lesser
Somerset:: Ben Miles
Margaret:: Sophie Okonedo
King Louis:: Andrew Scott
Clifford:: Kyle Soller
Edward IV:: Geoffrey Streatfield
Henry VI:: Tom Sturridge
Warwick:: Stanley Townsend
George:: Sam Troughton
Suffolk:: Jason Watkins
Grieving Father:: Simon Armstrong
Grieving Son:: Jamie Ballard
Young Ned:: Archie Bradfield
Bishop of Ely:: Alan David
Lady Bona:: Mariah Gale
Shepherd II:: Christopher Godwin
Shepherd I:: Tom Godwin
Ned:: Barney Harris
Edmund:: Angus Imrie
Westmorland:: Richard Lynch
Brackenbury:: John MacKay
Young Soldier:: Jordan McCurrach
Vernon:: Stuart McQuarrie
Oxford:: Steffan Rhodri
Young Cecily:: Lucy Robinson
Stanley:: Jo Stone-Fewings
Soldier:: Patrick Tolan
Messenger:: Gerald Tyler
Grey:: Samuel Valentine
Rivers:: Al Weaver

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

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The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

Source: BBC Online

The Hollow Crown

The Wars of the Roses

Episode 3: Richard III

BBC Two

Duration: 2 hours, 10 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 21^st May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sat 21^st May 2016, 21:00 on BBC Two HD

Screen adaptations of Shakespeare plays. In his quest for the crown, Richard plans the murder of his brother George. Show more

Contributors

Producer:: Rupert Ryle-Hodges
Author:: William Shakespeare
Director:: Dominic Cooke
Adaptor:: Ben Power
Richard III:: Benedict Cumberbatch
Buckingham:: Ben Daniels
Cecily:: Judi Dench
Hastings:: James Fleet
Anne:: Phoebe Fox
Queen Elizabeth:: Keeley Hawes
Exeter:: Anton Lesser
Margaret:: Sophie Okonedo
Edward IV:: Geoffrey Streatfield
Henry VI:: Tom Sturridge
Richmond:: Luke Treadaway
George:: Sam Troughton
Murderer II:: Josef Altin
Prince Richard:: Isaac Andrews
Catesby:: Paul Bazely
Murderer I:: Geoff Bell
Mayor of London:: Robert Bowman
Bishop of Ely:: Alan David
Ratcliffe:: Keith Dunphy
George Stanley:: Simon Ginty
Ned:: Barney Harris
Blunt:: Ivanno Jeremiah
Princess Elizabeth:: Madison Lygo
Brackenbury:: John MacKay
Prince Edward:: Caspar Morley
Basset:: Matthew Needham
Messenger:: Jude Owusu
Tyrell:: Gary Powell
Lady-in-Waiting:: Penny Ryder
Torch Bearer:: Sid Sagar
Stanley:: Jo Stone-Fewings
Grey:: Samuel Valentine
Rivers:: Al Weaver
Production Company:: Neal Street Productions

Genres

DramaHistorical

Brand

The Hollow Crown

Series

The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses

Source: BBC Online