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King Richard the Second

Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choice of chancellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far.

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Name Type Role
William Shakespeare Writer
Cedric Messina Producer
David Giles Director
Alan Dalton Actor Green
David Swift Actor Duke of Northumberland
Bruno Barnabe Actor Abbot of Westminster
David Garfield Actor Welsh Captain
Jeffrey Holland Actor Duke of Surrey
Jon Finch Actor Henry Bolingbroke
David Dodimead Actor Lord Ross
Clifford Rose Actor Bishop of Carlisle
Jeremy Bulloch Actor Henry Percy
Wendy Hiller Actor Duchess of York
John Flint Actor Lord Willoughby
Charles Keating Actor Duke of Aumerle
Robin Sachs Actor Bushy
Charles Gray Actor Duke of York
Earl Hatley Actor Sir Stephen Scroop
Richard Owens Actor Thomas Mowbray
Derek Jacobi Actor Richard II
Damien Thomas Actor Bagot
Mary Morris Actor Duchess of Gloucester
John Barcroft Actor Earl of Salisbury
Janet Maw Actor Queen Isabella
John Gielgud Actor John of Gaunt