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The Best Episodes of The BBC Television Shakespeare Season 1

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and produced by BBC...

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  1. 8.0/10(333 votes)

    #1 - King Richard the Second

    S1:E2

    Derek Jacobi is King Richard II in the second of the BBC's new productions of Shakespeare.

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    Director:David Giles
    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.5/10(237 votes)

    #2 - Measure For Measure

    S1:E5

    Shakespeare's classic comedy occasionally veers into more troublesome territory, as the characters face dark and ambiguous moral choices.

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    Director:Desmond Davis
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.3/10(263 votes)

    #3 - Julius Caesar

    S1:E4

    Shakespeare's great political thriller tells the story of the conspiracy against Caesar, his assassination and the defeat of his conspirators.

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    Director:Herbert Wise
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.1/10(367 votes)

    #4 - As You Like It

    S1:E3

    Classic comedy by William Shakespeare about the travails of lovers Rosalind and Orlando, who become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity.

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    Director:Basil Coleman
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.1/10(148 votes)

    #5 - The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight

    S1:E6

    Classic play by William Shakespeare starring John Stride, Timothy West, Ronald Pickup, and Claire Bloom.

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    Director:Kevin Billington
    Writer:N/A
  6. 6.6/10(473 votes)

    #6 - Romeo & Juliet

    S1:E1

    Patrick Ryecart and Rebecca Saire play the star crossed lovers in one of Shakespeare's best-loved plays.

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    Director:Alvin Rakoff
    Writer:N/A
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    #7 - Episode 7

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    Director:David Giles
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    #8 - Episode 8

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    Director:David Giles
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    #9 - Episode 9

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    #10 - Episode 10

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    Director:John Gorrie
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    #11 - Episode 11

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    Director:John Gorrie
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    #13 - Episode 13

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    Director:Jonathan Miller
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    Director:Jack Gold
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    #15 - Episode 15

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    Director:Jonathan Miller
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    #18 - Episode 18

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    Director:Jonathan Miller
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    #19 - Episode 19

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    Director:Jonathan Miller
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    #20 - Episode 20

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    Director:Jonathan Miller
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    #21 - Episode 21

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    #22 - Episode 22

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    Director:Jonathan Miller
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    #23 - Episode 23

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    Director:David Hugh Jones
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"King Richard the Second" is the best rated episode of "The BBC Television Shakespeare" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 333 votes. Directed by David Giles and written by N/A, it aired on 12/10/1978. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Measure For Measure".