The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown
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Premiered:
- Network: BBC2
- Category: Series
- Genre: Drama
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:Based on the works by William Shakespeare
- Subject Matter: Historical
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Plot Synopsis
THE HOLLOW CROWN presents adaptations of four of William Shakespeare history plays: Richard II; Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V. This tetralogy, often called the "Henriad" or viewed as part Shakespeare's five-part "An Age of Kings," covers the time period from the late 1390s through the 1420s in England, starting with young King Richard II facing a rebellion led by his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, who, as King Henry IV, is later threatened by another rebellion. Prince Hal, the future Henry V, joined him to defeat the rebels, but the plot continued, with Falstaff hoping for high office. When Henry V settled on the throne, he then faced another challenge -- this time from outside the country, as France threatened. On four consecutive Fridays -- from September 20 through October 11, 2013 -- PBS aired the U.S. premiere of this series as part of its GREAT PERFORMANCES program.
Cast
- Ben Whishaw - King Richard [in Richard II]
- Jeremy Irons - Henry IV [in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2]
- Tom Hiddleston - Prince Hal [in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2]; Henry V [in Henry V]
- Rory Kinnear - Bolingbroke [in Richard II]
- David Suchet - Duke of York [in Richard II]
- David Morrissey - Earl of Northumberland [in Richard II]
- Lindsay Duncan - Duchess of York [in Richard II]
- James Purefoy - Thomas Mowbray [in Richard II]
- Clemence Poesy - Queen Isabella [in Richard II]
- Tom Hughes - Duke of Aumerle [in Richard II]
- Patrick Stewart - John of Gaunt [in Richard II]
- Richard Bremmer - Abbot of Westminster [in Richard II]
- Tom Georgeson - Bardolph [in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 and Henry V]
- James Laurenson - Westmorland [in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 and Henry V]
- Simon Russell Beale - Falstaff [in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2]
- Julie Walters - Mistress Quickly [in Henry V & Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2]
- Alun Armstrong - Northumberland [in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2]
- David Dawson - Poins [in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2]
- Michelle Dockery - Kate Percy [in Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2]
- Joe Armstrong - Hotspur [in Henry IV, Part 1]
- David Hayman - Worcester [in Henry IV, Part 1]
- David Bamber - Shallow [in Henry IV, Part 2]
- Niamh Cusack - Lady Northumberland [in Henry IV, Part 2]
- John Hurt - The Chorus [in Henry V]
- Geraldine Chaplin - Alice [in Henry V]
- Paul Freeman - Thomas Erpingham [in Henry V]
- Richard Griffiths - Duke of Burgundy [in Henry V]
- Paterson Joseph - Duke of York [in Henry V]
- Melanie Thierry - Princess Katherine [in Henry V]
- Lambert Wilson - Charles, King of France [in Henry V]
