THE HOLLOW CROWN - RICHARD II on BBC 2

The first of the BBC's adaptations of Shakespeare's History Plays premiered Saturday 30th June at 9pm on BBC 2.

RICHARD II is directed by Rupert Goold, who co-adapts with Ben Power.  Adam Cork is the Composer.  Danny Cohen BSC is the Director of Photography and the Editor is Trevor Waite.  Hair and Make-Up is designed by Jeremy Woodhead.  Camera Operator is Zac Nicholson.  The cast includes David Bradley as The Gardener.

“There was not a performance, a location or a shot not to relish.”

“...to me Goold and Ben Power’s adaptation was as beautifully cut and shaped as the topiary in the garden through which Richard’s (one suspects chaste) queen wandered in Act III. An out-and-out triumph.” - The Times 5*

“...what a sumptuous treat this Richard turned out to be. Goold, best known for his fluently visual stage productions that find new ways with old texts, proved himself a natural film-maker.” - The Telegraph 4*

"... a striking cameo from David Bradley as a gruff gardener."

"The Hollow Crown promises to be one if the year's most memorable television dramas." - The Evening Standard 4*

“This was the first made-for-TV Shakespeare that was, to misquote Hamlet, a palpable hit, for the simple reason that Shakespeare came to television, instead of insisting that television go to Stratford.” - The Sunday Times