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The Best Episodes of The BBC Television Shakespeare Season 1

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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. Background image for Romeo & Juliet
    6.6/10(473 votes)

    #1 - 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:Unknown
  2. Background image for King Richard the Second
    7.9/10(336 votes)

    #2 - 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:Unknown
  3. Background image for As You Like It
    7.1/10(370 votes)

    #3 - 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:Unknown
  4. Background image for Julius Caesar
    7.4/10(266 votes)

    #4 - 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:Unknown
  5. Background image for Measure For Measure
    7.5/10(240 votes)

    #5 - 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:Unknown
  6. Background image for The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight
    7.1/10(150 votes)

    #6 - 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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    Writer:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Romeo & Juliet" is the best rated episode of "The BBC Television Shakespeare" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 473 votes. Directed by Alvin Rakoff and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/3/1978. This episode is rated 1.3 points higher than the second-best, "King Richard the Second".