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

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24 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
James Shapiro
Self - Presenter Self - Presenter   See fewer
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Greg Hicks
King Lear / Leontes King Lear / Leontes   See fewer
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Kelly Hunter
Goneril / Hermione Goneril / Hermione   See fewer
2
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Jamie Beamish
The Porter The Porter   See fewer
1
Raymond Coulthard
Duke Vincentio Duke Vincentio   See fewer
1
Jamie Ballard
Angelo Angelo   See fewer
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Jodie McNee
Isabella Isabella   See fewer
1
Jonathan Slinger
Prospero Prospero   See fewer
1
Emily Taaffe
Miranda Miranda   See fewer
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Matthew Long
Singer Singer   See fewer
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Samantha Young
Cordelia Cordelia   See fewer
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