The first part of King Henry the Fourth with the life and death of Henry surnamed Hotspur

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Label

The first part of King Henry the Fourth with the life and death of Henry surnamed Hotspur

Statement of responsibility

by William Shakespeare ; a BBC-TV production in association with Time-Life Television ; producer, Cedric Messina ; director, David Giles

Title variation

• King Henry the Fourth
• Henry IV
• Henry IV
• Henry the Fourth

Contributor

• Giles, David
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Pigott-Smith, Tim
• Buck, David, 1936-1989
• Messina, Cedric
• Bruce, Brenda
• Cairney, John, 1930-
• Gwillim, David
• Swift, Clive
• Edwards, Rob, 1949-
• Time-Life Television
• Ambrose Video Publishing
• Brown, Robert, 1921-2003
• Neal, David, 1932-2000
• Dotrice, Michele, 1948-
• Purchase, Bruce, 1938-2008
• Finch, Jon, 1941-2012
• Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989
• British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service
• Mauri, Roberto, 1924-

Subject

• Henry, IV, King of England, 1367-1413 -- Drama
• Television plays
• Great Britain -- History -- Henry IV, 1399-1413 -- Drama
• Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Drama
• Television adaptations
• Historical drama, English -- Film adaptations
• Televised performances
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Television plays
• Television adaptations
• Biography
• Film adaptations
• Televised performances
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama

Language

eng

Summary

After the murder of Richard II, Henry assumes the throne, and is immediately confronted with rebellion by Owen Glendower, Douglas of Scotland, Northumberland and his son Hotspur. The play also treats the moral development of the king's son Hal (later Henry V) as he appears to waste his youth in London taverns in the company of the irresponsible Sir John Falstaff

Member of

• BBC TV Shakespeare (London, England)
• Works
• Works
• Shakespeare plays (Television program)

Cataloging source

IAD

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Senior cameramen, Jim Atkinson, David Mutton ; video-tape editor, Stan Pow

Date time place

Taped Mar. 7-12, 1979 at the BBC Television studios in London

Language note

English subtitled for the hearing impaired

PerformerNote

Anthony Quayle (Sir John Falstaff), Jon Finch (Henry IV), David Gwillim (Prince Hal), Tim Pigott-Smith (Henry Percy, Hotspur), Michele Dotrice (Lady Percy), Brenda Bruce (Mistress Quickly), Rob Edwards (Prince John of Lancaster), David Buck (Earl of Westmoreland), Robert Brown (Sir Walter Blunt), Clive Swift (Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester), Bruce Purchase (Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland), Robert Morris (Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March), John Cairney (Archibald, Earl of Douglas), David Neal (Scroop, Archbishop of York), Norman Rutherford (Sir Michael), Richard Owens (Owen Glendower), Terence Wilton (Sir Richard Vernon), Jack Galloway (Poins), Gordon Gostelow (Bardolph), Steven Beard (Peto), Sharon Morgan (Lady Mortimer), Mike Lewin (First Carrier), David Bailie (Second Carrier), Douglas Milvain (Chamberlain), Neville Barber (Sheriff), George Winter (Servant to Hotspur), Michael Heath (First Messenger), Malcolm Hughes (Second Messenger)

Runtime

147

Series statement

• Complete dramatic works of William Shakespeare. History
• BBC Shakespeare plays

Technique

live action