Richard II
Richard II
Overview
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
John Gielgud
Jon Finch
Wendy Hiller
Charles Gray
Mary Morris
David Swift
Clifford Rose
Charles Keating
Richard Owens
Janet Maw
Jeffrey Holland
Jeremy Bulloch
Robin Sachs
Damien Thomas
Alan Dalton
David Dodimead
John Flint
Carl Oatley
William Whymper
John Barcroft
David Garfield
Desmond Adams
Joe Ritchie
Paddy Ward
Bruno Barnabe
Jonathan Adams
Alan Collins
John Curless
Terry Wright
Ronald Fernee
Tim Brown
Mike Lewin
Phillada Sewell
Sandra Frieze
Crew
David Giles
