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Performance: Henry IV

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Director John Caird's adaptation of Shakespeare's two-part work - telling the story of a young man's elevation from immature prince to responsible king - explores timeless themes against the brutal backdrop of medieval England.
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(Paul Eddington is interviewed by Jeremy Isaacs in Face to Face on Monday at 11.15pm)
The Andrew Duncan Interview with Paul Eddington: page 18

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Occupying a five-minute interval is this short Shakespearean animation.
(First shown on Channel 4)

Contributors

Author:
William Shakespeare
Director/Adapted by:
John Caird
Producer:
Annie Castledine
Sir John Falstaff:
David Calder
King Henry IV:
Ronald Pickup
Hal:
Jonathan Firth
Hotspur:
Rufus Sewell
Mistress Quickly:
Elizabeth Spriggs
Doll Tearsheet:
Jane Horrocks
Robert Shallow:
Paul Eddington
Kate:
Josette Simon
Earl of Worcester:
Corin Redgrave
Earl of Northumberland:
Joseph O'Conor
Earl of Warwick:
John Woodvine
Lord Chief Justice:
Peter Jeffrey
Bardolph:
Geoffrey Hutchings
Pistol:
Simon McBurney
Silence:
James Grout
Source: Radio Times

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