The Tragedy of Richard III

Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward has him imprisoned in the Tower of London; killers in Richard's pay then drown Clarence in a barrel of wine. When news of Clarence's death reaches the King, the subsequent grief and remorse bring about his death. Richard is made Lord Protector, with power to rule England while his nephew (now King Edward V) is still a minor. Before the young king's coronation he has his two nephews conveyed to the Tower, ostensibly for their safekeeping. Richard's accomplice, the Duke of Buckingham, then declares the two boys illegitimate and offers Richard the crown, which after a show of reticence he accepts. After Richard's coronation, he and Buckingham have a falling-out over whether or not to assassinate the two children.

6

230 min

Cast

Ron Cook

as Richard III

Peter Benson

as King Henry VI

Michael Byrne

as Duke of Buckingham

Julia Foster

as Queen Margaret

Bernard Hill

as First Murderer

Zoë Wanamaker

as Lady Anne

Mark Wing-Davey

as First Citizen / Sir James Tyrrel

Brian Protheroe

as King Edward IV

Antony Brown

as Sir Richard Ratcliffe

David Burke

as Sir William Catesby

Anne Carroll

as Jane Shore

Paul Chapman

as Earl Rivers

Rowena Cooper

as Queen Elizabeth

Arthur Cox

as Lord Grey / Lord Mayor of London

Annette Crosbie

as Duchess of York

David Daker

as Lord Hastings

Brian Deacon

as Second Citizen / First Messenger / Earl of Richmond

Jeremy Dimmick

as Young Duke of York

Tenniel Evans

as Stanley, Earl of Derby / Archbishop of York

Derek Farr

as Sir Robert Brackenbury / Earl of Surrey

Dorian Ford

as Edward, Prince of Wales

Derek Fuke

as Second Murderer / Sir Thomas Vaughan

Alex Guard

as Marquess of Dorset

Paul Jesson

as George, Duke of Clarence

Patsy Kensit

as Lady Margaret Plantagenet

Rusty Livingstone

as Page to Richard

Oengus MacNamara

as Halberdier / Lord Lovell

Nick Reding

as Ghost of Prince of Wales

Stephen Rooney

as Edward Plantagenet

Peter Wyatt

as Duke of Norfolk

Peter Aldwyn

Brian Binns

Gerald Blackmore

Stephen Brigden

Michael Cogan

Stuart Cox

Mark Fletcher

Michael Gardiner

David Goodwin

Barry Grantham

Angus Kennedy

Hamish Kerr

Hus Levent

David Ludwig

John Rankin

Martin Rutledge

Director

Jane Howell