Synopsis
A BBC TV production of Shakespeare's late medieval histories first created for the stage by Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company. The play cycle was broadcast in eleven weekly parts. Episode 5 covers Henry VI, Part II, Act 4, Scene 9 onwards and Henry VI, Part III, Act 1 and Act 2, Scene 1.
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Similar plays, poems and sonnets
Shakespeare In Perspective | Henry VI Part II
Michael Wood presents a personal view of Henry VI Part II. He questions the portrayal of Henry as 'a naive, weak but moral man crumbling under the force of history and the corruption of politics'.
The BBC Television Shakespeare | Henry VI Part II
A 1983 BBC television presentation of Shakespeare's Henry VI Part II. This was broadcast as part of the 37-play BBC Television Shakespeare project.