The BBC Television Shakespeare - Season 4

First aired: 10/4/1981 3 episodes
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Episodes

Episode 1

1. Othello

Aired: 10/4/1981

Tragedy by William Shakespeare. The promotion of Moorish general Othello sparks bitter jealousy in his supposed friend, Iago. He subsequently plots to secure the downfall of Othello by provoking him into believing his wife Desdemona is being unfaithful.

Episode 2

2. Troilus and Cressida

Aired: 11/7/1981

A love story set against the backdrop of the seemingly endless Trojan wars. Anton Lesser and Suzanne Burden take the title roles of William Shakespeare's war satire.

Episode 3

3. A Midsummer Night's Dream

Aired: 12/13/1981

Part one of Shakespeare's classic play starring Helen Mirren and Robert Lindsay.