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 UK / BBC1
/ 4x90 minute episodes / 2005 (7-28 November)
A
quartet of modern day re-tellings of Shakespeare dramas, the four
productions were Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, The Taming of the
Shrew and A Midsummer Nights Dream. The casts were high profiles and
included the likes of Keeley Hawes, Sarah Parish, Billie Piper, Rufus
Sewell, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy Lawson, Bill Paterson and JOhnny
Vegas. You can find a full run down in our episode guide here.
1.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
BBC1 'ShakespeaRE-told' / 1x90m / 7 November 2005
Writer: David Nicholls / Director: Brian Percival / Producer: Diederick Santer
Modern-day re-telling of a Shakespeare play. Beatrice and Benedick are television news presenters who were once lovers but fell out years previously and now hate each other. Now he is hired to work alongside her on the show and they must find someway to get along.
With:- SARAH PARISH as Beatrice / DAMIAN LEWIS as Benedick / BILLIE PIPER as Hero / TOM ELLIS as Claude / MARTIN JARVIS as Leonard
2.
MACBETH
BBC1 'ShakespeaRE-told' / 1x90m /
14 November 2005
Writer: Peter Moffat / Director: Mark Brozel / Producer: Pier Wilkie
Modern-day re-telling of a Shakespeare play. Joe Macbeth is a head chef working at busy restaurant. After some strange predictions by three dustbin men and with urging from his wife Macbeth murders his senior business partner and takes over full control of the restaurant. But his guilt at his action sends him to the verge of madness.
With:- JAMES McAVOY as Joe Macbeth / KEELEY HAWES as Ella Macbeth / JOSEPH MILLSON as Billy / VINCENT REGAN as Duncan / RICHARD ARMITAGE as Peter Macduff
3.
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
BBC1 'ShakespeaRE-told' / 1x90m / 21 November 2005
Writer: Sally Wainwright / Director: David Richards / Producer: Diederick Santer
Modern-day re-telling of a Shakespeare play. Katherine Minola is a politician with a furious temper but has worked her way up and is on the verge of becoming leader of the opposition. Her fiery abrasive personality means she has never had a man in her life. But a friend of her sister's boyfriend - Petruchio - is a man eager to take on a challenge and sets about to woo and tame her.
With:- SHIRLEY HENDERSON as Minola / RUFUS SEWELL as Petruchio / STEPHEN TOMPKINSON as Harry Kavanagh / TWIGGY LAWSON as Mrs Minola / JAIMIE MURRAY as Bianca Minola
4.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
BBC1 'ShakespeaRE-told' / 1x90m / 28 November 2005
Writer: Peter Bowker / Director: Ed Fraiman / Producer: Pier Wilkie
Modern-day re-telling of a Shakespeare play. Hermia's father Theo has organised a lavish party at a holiday park for her engagement - but she calls it off declaring she loves another. The king of the fairies, Oberon, and his cohorts get involved weaving magical love potions and spells to try and sort out the tangled loves of those there present.
With:- BILL PATERSON as Theo / IMELDA STAUNTON as Polly / LENNIE JAMES as Oberon / SHARON SMALL as Titania / DEAN LENNOX KELLY as Puck / WILLIAM ASH as James / ZOE TAPPER as Hermia / RUPERT EVANS as Zander / MICHELLE BONNARD as Helena / JOHNNY VEGAS as Bottom
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