BBC Shakespeare Collection Season 2, British drama on DVD.

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, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors.

Shakespeare Season 2

• The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, with the life and death of Henry surnamed Hotspur – starring Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards, David Buck, Robert Brown, Clive Swift, Bruce Purchase,Tim Pigott-Smith, Anthony Quayle, David Neal
• The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth containing his Death: and the Coronation of King Henry the Fifth – starring Jon Finch, David Gwillim, Rob Edwards, Martin Neil, Roger Davenport, Bruce Purchase, David Neal
• The Life of Henry the Fifth – starring Alec McCowen, David Gwillim, Martin Smith, Rob Edwards, David Buck, Trevor Baxter, John Abineri
• Twelfth Night – starring Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendal, Annette Crosbie, Sinéad Cusack, Trevor Peacock
• The Tempest – starring Michael Hordern, Derek Godfrey, David Waller, Warren Clarke, Nigel Hawthorne, David Dixon, Andrew Sachs, John Nettleton, Alan Rowe
• Hamlet, Prince of Denmark – starring Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart, Eric Porter, Lalla Ward, David Robb, Patrick Allen, Geoffrey Beevers, Ian Charleson