The Wars of the Roses

A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England, a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. It was based on the 1963 theatre adaptation by John Barton, and directed by Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

• Robin MidgleyDirector
• John BartonWriter
• Peter HallDirector
• John BartonDirector
• Guy WoolfendenOriginal Music Composer
• Michael HayesDirector

• David WarnerKing Henry VI
• Janet SuzmanJoan la Pucelle
• Peggy AshcroftQueen Margaret
• Donald SindenDuke of York
• Paul HardwickDuke of Gloucester
• Roy DotriceKing Edward IV
• Ian HolmKing Richard III
• Susan EngelQueen Elizabeth
• John NormingtonDuke of Bedford
• Donald BurtonDuke of Exeter
• Nicholas SelbyDuke of Winchester
• David WallerCaptain to Talbot