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Shakespeare: The King's Man (2012–2012)
TV Mini-series | Documentary, Biography, History

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Shakespeare: The King's Man (2012–2012)

TV Mini-series | Documentary, Biography, History

Shakespeare's life and work are sometimes romanticized as a product of the golden age of Elizabeth I. But the bard produced some of his finest plays after the Virgin Queen's death. In this illuminating BBC series, American scholar James ...See moreShakespeare's life and work are sometimes romanticized as a product of the golden age of Elizabeth I. But the bard produced some of his finest plays after the Virgin Queen's death. In this illuminating BBC series, American scholar James Shapiro examines the plays Shakespeare wrote during the turbulent reign of Elizabeth's successor, King James I. One of the new king's first official acts was to name Shakespeare a "king's man." Overnight, the dramatist attained security, prestige, and an up-close view of the Jacobean court. Shapiro convincingly argues that the dark, complex plays of Shakespeare's last decade--King Lear, Macbeth, and The Tempest, among others--mirrored both royal life and the era's profound social changes. Visiting sites that Shakespeare would have known, scouring archives, and consulting leading historians, literary experts, and directors, Shapiro reveals a Shakespeare we've never seen. "As accomplished a storyteller as he is a scholar" (Radio Times, U.K.), James Shapiro has been a professor of English at Columbia University since 1985. He is the author of the acclaimed books 1599 and Contested Will. See less

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24 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
James Shapiro Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	3	Honoring Eric Bentley: A Centennial Tribute Concert (2023)
Greg Hicks King Lear / Leontes King Lear / Leontes See fewer	2	Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Kelly Hunter Goneril / Hermione Goneril / Hermione See fewer	2	The Hole (2001)
Dora Thornton Self Self See fewer	2	Independent Lens (1999)
Peter Barber Self Self See fewer	2	Maps: Power, Plunder & Possession (2010)
Pauline Croft Self Self See fewer	2	American Experience (1987)
Jamie Beamish The Porter The Porter See fewer	1	Bridgerton (2020)
Raymond Coulthard Duke Vincentio Duke Vincentio See fewer	1	The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Jamie Ballard Angelo Angelo See fewer	1	Black Death (2010)
Michael Boyd Self Self See fewer	1	As You Like It (2010)
Jodie McNee Isabella Isabella See fewer	1	Official Secrets (2019)
Jonathan Slinger Prospero Prospero See fewer	1	A Knight's Tale (2001)
Emily Taaffe Miranda Miranda See fewer	1	Little Bird (I) (2017)
Ralph Fiennes Self Self See fewer	1	The Constant Gardener (2005)
Matthew Long Singer Singer See fewer	1	The Turn of the Screw (1995)
Samantha Young Cordelia Cordelia See fewer	1	Hustle (2004)
David Farr Self Self See fewer	1	The Night Manager (2016)
Roxana Silbert Self Self See fewer	1	Table 12 (2001)
Farah Karim-Cooper Self Self See fewer	1	A Midsummer Night's Dream (III) (2016)
Ellie Piercy Self Self See fewer	1	Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
Lucy Bailey Self Self See fewer	1	Shakespeare's Globe: Titus Andronicus (2015)
Catherine MacLeod Self Self See fewer	1	The Warehouse (II) (2013)
Elizabeth Kenny Self Self See fewer	1	The Merchant of Venice (2004)
Gordon McMullan Self Self See fewer	1	In Our Time (2011)