BBC Shakespeare Collection Season 1, 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, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors.

Shakespeare Season 1

• Romeo & Juliet – starring Patrick Ryecart, Rebecca Saire, John Gielgud, Celia Johnson, Anthony Andrews, Michael Hordern, Joseph O'Conor, Laurence Naismith, Alan Rickman
• King Richard the Second – starring Derek Jacobi, John Gielgud, Jon Finch, Wendy Hiller, Charles Gray, Mary Morris, David Swift, Charles Keating
• As You Like It – starring Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco, Angharad Rees, James Bolam, Clive Francis, Tony Church, David Prowse
• Julius Caesar – starring Richard Pasco, Charles Gray, Keith Michell, David Collings, Virginia McKenna, Elizabeth Spriggs, Sam Dastor, Jon Laurimore
• Measure for Measure – starring Kenneth Colley, Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith, Christopher Strauli, John McEnery, Jacqueline Pearce, Frank Middlemass
• The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight – Tony Church, John Stride, Julian Glover, Jeremy Kemp, David Rintoul, Timothy West, John Rowe, Lewis Fiander, Claire Bloom