The BBC Television Shakespeare

King Henry's health is failing as a second rebellion against his reign threatens to surface. Intent on securing his legacy, he is uncertain that his son Hal is a worthy heir, believing him more concerned with earthly pleasures than the responsibility of rule. Sir John Falstaff is sent to the countryside to recruit fresh troops. Amongst the unwitting locals, opportunities for embezzlement and profiteering prove impossible to resist. As the king's health continues to worsen, Hal must choose between duty and loyalty to an old friend.

All Episodes - Season 1

Episode 1

Romeo & Juliet

Episode 2

King Richard the Second

Episode 3

As You Like It

Episode 4

Julius Caesar

Episode 5

Measure for Measure

Episode 6

The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight

Episode 7

The First Part of King Henry the Fourth with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur

Episode 8

The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fift

Episode 9

The Life of Henry the Fifth

Episode 10

Twelfth Night

Episode 11

The Tempest

Episode 12

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Episode 13

The Taming of the Shrew

Episode 14

The Merchant of Venice

Episode 15

All's Well That Ends Well

Episode 16

The Winter's Tale

Episode 17

Timon of Athens

Episode 18

Antony and Cleopatra

Episode 19

Othello

Episode 20

Troilus and Cressida

Episode 21

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Episode 22

King Lear

Episode 23

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Episode 24

The First Part of Henry the Sixth

Episode 25

The Second Part of Henry the Sixth

Episode 26

The Third Part of Henry the Sixth

Episode 27

The Tragedy of Richard III

Episode 28

Cymbeline

Episode 29

Macbeth

Episode 30

The Comedy of Errors

Episode 31

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Episode 32

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

Episode 33

The Life & Death of King John

Episode 34

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Episode 35

Much Ado About Nothing

Episode 36

Love's Labour's Lost

Episode 37

Titus Andronicus