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King Lear (1998)
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"Performance" (1992)Original Air Date:
11 October 1998Plot:
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win moreUser Comments:
A pretty good Lear. moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Rhys | ... | Edgar |
| Finbar Lynch | ... | Edmund |
| Timothy West | ... | Gloucester |
| David Burke | ... | Kent |
| Barbara Flynn | ... | Goneril |
| Amanda Redman | ... | Regan |
| Victoria Hamilton | ... | Cordelia |
| David Lyon | ... | Albany |
| Michael Simkins | ... | Cornwall |
 | Ian Holm | ... | Lear |
| Martin Chamberlain | ... | Lear's Knight |
| Adrian Irvine | ... | France |
| Nicholas R. Bailey | ... | Burgundy |
| William Osborne | ... | Oswald |
| Michael Bryant | ... | Fool |
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A cranky and imperious Lear, a fine Fool, a good Kent, and the bad sisters were excellent. Edmund is suitably vile and bold, but Edgar is too wimpy in the early part. The worst part was the storm scene - I couldn't understand the speeches over the thunder noise, and felt totally unmoved. Cordelia was too high-strung, quivery and dewy for my taste. I picture her as having a more quiet, soothing strength.