The Hollow Crown (TV series)
| The Hollow Crown | |
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 From left to right: Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Produced by | Sam Mendes |
| Based on | Henriad by William Shakespeare |
| Starring | Ben Whishaw Jeremy Irons Tom Hiddleston |
| Production company | Neal Street Productions NBCUniversal WNET |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
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The Hollow Crown is a 2012 series of British television films produced by Sam Mendes for BBC Two. It adapts the four plays in William Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy, the Henriad:[1]
Each episode was directed by a notable British stage director and filmed on location in the UK.[2]
Ben Whishaw and Simon Russell Beale won British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs) for Leading actor and Supporting actor for their performances. The Richard II episode was nominated for the Single drama BAFTA.[3]
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Cast and crew [edit]
| Episode | Cast | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Richard II | Ben Whishaw as King Richard II Rory Kinnear as Bolingbroke David Suchet as Duke of York David Morrissey as Earl of Northumberland Patrick Stewart as John of Gaunt James Purefoy as Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk |
Rupert Goold |
| Henry IV, Part I | Jeremy Irons as King Henry IV Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff Julie Walters as Mistress Quickly Alun Armstrong as Northumberland Joe Armstrong as Hotspur |
Richard Eyre |
| Henry IV, Part II | Jeremy Irons as King Henry IV Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff Julie Walters as Mistress Quickly Alun Armstrong as Northumberland |
Richard Eyre |
| Henry V | Tom Hiddleston as King Henry V Richard Griffiths as Duke of Burgundy Julie Walters as Mistress Quickly John Hurt as The Chorus Lambert Wilson as French King Geraldine Chaplin as Alice Edward Akrout as Louis the Dauphin |
Thea Sharrock |
Production [edit]
The BBC scheduled the screening of Shakespeare's history plays as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad, a celebration of British culture coinciding with the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] Sam Mendes signed up as executive producer to adapt all four plays in September 2010.[5] He is joined as executive producer by Pippa Harris (both representing Neal Street Productions), Gareth Neame (NBCUniversal), and Ben Stephenson (BBC).[6]
Awards [edit]
| Award | Result | Category | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music & Sound Awards 2013 | Nominated | Sound Design (TV Programme) | The Hollow Crown |
| South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2013 | Nominated | Best TV Drama | |
| Broadcasting Press Guild 2013 | Nominated | Best Drama Series/Serial | |
| Nominated | Best Actor | Ben Whishaw | |
| BAFTA Television Awards 2013 | Won | Leading Actor (Richard II) | |
| Won | Supporting Actor | Simon Russell Beale (Henry IV Part II) | |
| Nominated | Single Drama | Richard II | |
| RTS Programme Awards 2013 | Won | Single Drama | |
| BAFTA Craft Awards 2013 | Won | Original Television Music | Stephen Warbeck (Henry IV) |
| Won | Sound (Fiction) | Tim Fraser, Adrian Rhodes, Keith Marriner (Richard II) | |
| Nominated | Costume Design | Odile Dicks-Mireaux (Richard II) | |
| British Society of Cinematographers | Nominated | Best Cinematography in a Television Drama | Ben Smithard |
References [edit]
- ^ http://thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=260355&lid=7
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2012/jun/29/the-hollow-crown-shakespeare-bbc2
- ^ "TV Baftas 2013: all the winners". The Guardian. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ "Liverpool actor David Morrissey to star in new BBC production of Richard II". Liverpool Echo. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Sam Mendes for BBC Shakespeare season". BBC News. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
- ^ "Cast confirmed for BBC Two's cycle of Shakespeare films" (Press release). BBC Drama Publicity. 2011-11-24. Archived from the original on 2011-12-30. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
