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...

Directed by David Giles

Top 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

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David Swift

Duke of Northumberland

Clifford Rose

Bishop of Carlisle

Charles Keating

Duke of Aumerle

Richard Owens

Thomas Mowbray

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Janet Maw

Queen

Jeffrey Holland

Duke of Surrey

Jeremy Bulloch

Henry Percy

Robin Sachs

Busby

Damien Thomas

Bagot

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Alan Dalton

Green

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David Dodimead

Lord Ross

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John Flint

Lord Willoughby

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Carl Oatley

Earl Berkeley

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William Whymper

Sir Stephen Scroop

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