Richard II

Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...

• David GilesDirector

• Derek JacobiKing Richard II
• John GielgudJohn of Gaunt
• Jon FinchHenry Bolingbroke
• Wendy HillerDuchess of York
• Charles GrayDuke of York
• Mary MorrisDuchess of Gloucester
• David SwiftDuke of Northumberland
• Clifford RoseBishop of Carlisle
• Charles KeatingDuke of Aumerle
• Richard OwensThomas Mowbray
• Janet MawQueen
• Jeffrey HollandDuke of Surrey