Best Of British - The Shakespeare Collection Series IV - 3 DVD Box Set - NEW
3 DVD, PAL, Region 2
Our BEST OF BRITISH range is a selection of three great DVD productions combined together to make an excellent gift at an unbeatable price. All these Best Of British series box sets are original, Unique and available only from us. All DVDs are Brand NEW and SEALED.
Disc One - THE TEMPEST - The BBC Shakespeare Collection
"O wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here!
How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world,
that has such people in't."Starring Michael Hordern and Warren Clarke...
Prospero, the true Duke of Milan, is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Raising a storm to bring his brother - the usurper of his dukedom - along with his royal entourage, to the island, Prospero contrives his revenge.
The quality cast of this production help bring to life the magic and intrigue of a tale of spirits, sorcery, monsters, maidens and shipwrecked, scheming noblemen. In what is regarded as his final play, Shakespeare, at the height of his powers, deftly explores the contrasting themes of control and power, illusion and reality, and nature and society.
In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. The full listing of plays are shown below.
We have all the other DVDs available in this series which is part of William Shakespeare - A Complete Collection a BBC production of Shakespeare plays from 1978-1985 starring a list of some of our best loved actors and actresses such as Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, Helen Mirren, John Hurt, Felicity Kendall, John Cleese, Diana Rigg, the list goes on and on...
Disc Two - PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE - The Shakespeare Collection
"..I see that Time’s the king of men,
He’s both their parent, and he is their grave,
And gives them what he will, not what they crave."Starring Amanda Redman, Juliet Stevenson...
When Pericles discovers the terrible answer to King Antiochus’ riddle, he flees for his life. In self-exile from Tyre he encounters famine, shipwreck, love and fatherhood, but in his desire to return home, he once again jeopardises his life and those he loves.
It is probable that George Wilkins wrote the first nine scenes of this romance, with Shakespeare making additions and writing the remaining thirteen. In this production, a great cast make light of the play’s traditional staging problems and craft a compelling performance.
Disc Three - HENRY VIII - The Shakespeare Collection
"Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies."
Starring Claire Bloom, Julian Glover, Timothy West and John Stride...
Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As Cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King’s wishes, the court reverberates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.
The verbal jousting of Timothy West and Claire Bloom (as Cardinal Wolsey and Katherine of Aragon) illuminates this rare production of the near-full text of one of Shakespeare’s last plays. Shot entirely on location in English castles and stately homes, it was cited by the Shakespeare Association of America as the best of the BBC series.
In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors.
We stock all the DVDs available in this series which is part of William Shakespeare - A Complete Collection a BBC production of Shakespeare plays from 1978-1985 starring a list of some of our best loved actors and actresses such as Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, Helen Mirren, John Hurt, Felicity Kendall, John Cleese, Diana Rigg, the list goes on and on...
- Certificate 12 (Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over)