An Age of Kings (1960– )

A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.

Stars:

David Andrews, Patrick Garland, Julian Glover

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Cast

Series cast summary:
David Andrews	...	Lord Hastings (14 episodes, 1960)
Patrick Garland	...	John of Lancaster (14 episodes, 1960)
Julian Glover	...	Earl of Westmoreland (14 episodes, 1960)
John Ringham	...	Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (14 episodes, 1960)
Alan Rowe	...	Charles VI (14 episodes, 1960)
Frank Windsor	...	Earl of Warwick (14 episodes, 1960)
Kenneth Farrington	...	Fluellen (13 episodes, 1960)
Terence Lodge	...	Duke of Exeter (13 episodes, 1960)
Leon Shepperdson	...	Lord Grey (13 episodes, 1960)
Anthony Valentine	...	English herald (13 episodes, 1960)
Jerome Willis	...	Duke of Orleans (13 episodes, 1960)
John Greenwood	...	Messenger (12 episodes, 1960)
Edgar Wreford	...	Archbishop of York (12 episodes, 1960)
Jeremy Bisley	...	Gower (11 episodes, 1960)
Timothy Harley	...	Boy (11 episodes, 1960)
Robert Lang	...	Cardinal Beaufort (11 episodes, 1960)
Gordon Gostelow	...	Bardolph (10 episodes, 1960)
Terry Wale	...	Court (10 episodes, 1960)
Terry Scully	...	Henry VI (9 episodes, 1960)
Derek Ware	...	Huntsman (9 episodes, 1960)
John Warner	...	Lewis, the Dauphin (8 episodes, 1960)
George A. Cooper	...	Earl of Northumberland (7 episodes, 1960)
Noel Johnson	...	Thomas Mowbray (7 episodes, 1960)
John Scott	...	Messenger (7 episodes, 1960)
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	Lord Chief Justice (6 episodes, 1960)
Adrian Brine	...	Duke of Bourbon (6 episodes, 1960)
Sean Connery	...	Harry Percy (6 episodes, 1960)
Tony Garnett	...	John Holland (6 episodes, 1960)
Robert Hardy	...	Henry, Prince of Wales (6 episodes, 1960)
Jack May	...	Duke of York (6 episodes, 1960)
Mary Morris	...	Queen Margaret (6 episodes, 1960)
Brian Smith	...	Poins (6 episodes, 1960)
Jeffrey Wickham	...	Alexander Iden (6 episodes, 1960)

Storyline

A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.

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Plot Keywords:

duchess | king

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Doba kraljeva

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (15 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Alan Bates' was offered Hotspur.

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Connections

Version of The Second Part of King Henry VI (1983)

User Reviews

Great Series...I still Humm the theme music!

An Age of Kings was my introduction to Shakespeare. I still have the viewing guide you had to mail in for. I remember the series as stimulating, exciting, and entertaining. I saw the broadcasts when I was in 9th grade...15 years old. That was quite an accomplishment for any TV drama. I have awaited a Video or DVD reissue for many years. Also a devote of the films of Akira Kurosawa, I have collected his works when issued by the Criterion Collection. I feel that An Age of Kings is certainly deserving of such loving treatment. What can we as individuals do to move the BBC or some other group to actually reissue a quality set of this series. Living outside the UK, a trip over to view the series is currently not feasible.