The worst king in English history? Shakespeare's most dysfunctional family drama says hold my mead.
The reign of England's King John is threatened by Philip of France who demands that John's nephew Arthur be placed on the throne. Pragmatic and decisive, King John moves to plactate the French, but there are others who seek disputre his authority.
Acting
Rossiter's sweaty desperation as a king who knows he's losing
Production
BBC's cramped sets that somehow feel appropriately claustrophobic
Writing
Shakespeare's most underrated history play, finally filmed
Director
David Giles
Leonard Rossiter
King John
Mary Morris
Queen Elinor
Robert Brown
Earl of Pembroke
John Castle
Earl of Salisbury
John Thaw
Hubert de Burgh
George Costigan
Philip - the Bastard
Edward Hibbert
Robert Faulconbridge
Phyllida Law
Lady Faulconbridge
Charles Kay
King Phillip of France
Jonathan Coy
Lewis, the Dauphin
Gorden Kaye
Lymoges - Duke of Austria
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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