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The Best Episodes of The BBC Television Shakespeare Season 3

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The Best Episodes of The BBC Television Shakespeare Season 3

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 The Taming of the Shrew
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Taming of the Shrew

    S3:E1

    Classic comedy by William Shakespeare. Petruchio is determined to mold the shrewish Katharina into a suitable wife, both for her dowry and for the challenge of overcoming her fearsome reputation.

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    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Merchant of Venice
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - The Merchant of Venice

    S3:E2

    BBC televisation of William Shakespeare's classic comedy about prejudice, love, loss and gain.

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    Director:Jack Gold
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for All's Well That Ends Well
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - All's Well That Ends Well

    S3:E3

    Shakespearean comedy. A woman goes to extraordinary lengths to win the man she loves. Helena, a ward of the Countess, has set her sights on Bertram, the Countess's son.

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    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Winter's Tale
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Winter's Tale

    S3:E4

    Classic play by William Shakespeare, considered either a comedy or a romance. One of Shakespeare's last works, the play also contains tragic elements that weave throughout the work.

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    Director:Jane Howell
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Timon of Athens
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Timon of Athens

    S3:E5

    When wealthy and famously generous nobleman Timon of Athens discovers the true state of his financial position, his former friends abandon him, and in disgust he retreats to a cave to rail against humanity.

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    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Antony and Cleopatra
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Antony and Cleopatra

    S3:E6

    Shakespeare's classic story of Mark Antony, Roman military leader and triumvir, who is madly in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt.

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    Writer:Unknown
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Taming of the Shrew" is the best rated episode of "The BBC Television Shakespeare" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Jonathan Miller and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/23/1980. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Merchant of Venice".