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The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

60
Balasaur Score
Mixed

1978 · TV · 1 season · 37 episodes

The read

A Balasaur Score of 60 out of 100, drawn from TMDB 6/10. The series ran 1 season across 37 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

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 Television. It was transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985 and spanned seven series. Development of the series began in 1975 when Messina saw that Glamis Castle would make a perfect location for an adaptation of Shakespeare's play As You Like It. On returning to London, he envisioned an entire series devoted exclusively to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. After encountering numerous problems trying to produce the series, Messina eventually pitched the idea to the BBC’s departmental heads and the series was greenlighted. The series as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.

Ratings

TMDB6/10

6 audience votes

Seasons

1Season 137 ep1978

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Maraya

1982–2013

Shares: Comedy · Drama · 1980s

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Themes

poetrystageanthologybased on play or musicalprose