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BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare was a set of television adaptations of the plays of Shakespeare, produced by the BBC between 1978 and 1985. The series was initiated by Cedric Messina[?], and produced by Messina, Jonathan Miller[?], and Shaun Sutton[?]; directors and other crew varied from play to play.

The series has been released on video, under the banner title The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare.

The thirty-seven plays in the series included:

Note: Edward III was not considered to be the work of Shakespeare at the time, and so was not included in the series.



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