

Richard II
2 hours 37 minutes1978-12-10
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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 choise of chansellors, 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...
Cast

Derek Jacobi
King Richard II

John Gielgud
John of Gaunt

Jon Finch
Henry Bolingbroke

Wendy Hiller
Duchess of York

Charles Gray
Duke of York

Mary Morris
Duchess of Gloucester

David Swift
Duke of Northumberland

Clifford Rose
Bishop of Carlisle

Charles Keating
Duke of Aumerle

Richard Owens
Thomas Mowbray

Janet Maw
Queen

Jeffrey Holland
Duke of Surrey

Jeremy Bulloch
Henry Percy

Robin Sachs
Busby

Damien Thomas
Bagot

Alan Dalton
Green

David Dodimead
Lord Ross

John Flint
Lord Willoughby

Carl Oatley
Earl Berkeley

William Whymper
Sir Stephen Scroop

John Barcroft
Earl of Salisbury

David Garfield
Welsh Captain

Desmond Adams
Sir Pierce of Exton

Joe Ritchie
Groom

Paddy Ward
Keeper

Bruno Barnabe
Abbot of Westminster

Jonathan Adams
Gardener

Alan Collins
Gardener's Man

John Curless
Lord Fitzwater

Terry Wright
Murderer

Ronald Fernee
Servant

Tim Brown
Herald

Mike Lewin
Herald

Phillada Sewell
Queen's Lady
