Henry IV, Part 1 premieres tonight on BBC Two.
With Jeremy Irons as Henry IV, Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal, and Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff. Trailer at the link.
Also warmly recommend Richard II, which aired last week and was the equivalent of stabbing the TV with an adrenalin shot. Insanely good stuff, my eyes grew two sizes watching it.
July 07 2012
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The Do That Girl | July 07, 09:40 CET
But I'm shaking with anticipation over Henry IV. To see Tom Hiddleston perform Shakespeare? Dream come true.
lisatwingomez | July 07, 10:07 CET
I know - but Joss beat us to it when Tom Hiddleston was Cassio in Chiwetel Ejiofor's Othello back in 2008. Small world huh? Perhaps he'll ask Tom to be in his next Shakespeare production.
http://whedonesque.com/comments/15221
The Do That Girl | July 07, 11:16 CET
Tom really is an amazing actor, and I can't wait to hear him tackle the Shakespearean language! I know he'll nail it!!!
FangedFourLover | July 07, 12:45 CET
Simon | July 07, 13:43 CET
Saw the first 20 mins of HIV tonight and Hidders looked cool.
I say the BBC/Mendes should get Joss to make The Taming of the Shrew with Acker and Fillion.
ZodKneelsFirst | July 07, 14:23 CET
Jaymii | July 07, 15:32 CET
madmolly | July 07, 17:42 CET
Madhatter | July 07, 18:07 CET
MizBehavin1 | July 07, 20:57 CET
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/about-the-series/program-description-2011-2012-season/437/
But they've also spelt Whishaw incorrectly so who knows?
ZodKneelsFirst | July 08, 02:46 CET
Probably same time as Avenger & Cabin so the old credit card going to hit.
ETA : 1st October around £18.99 :D
[ edited by The Do That Girl on 2012-07-09 13:00 ]
The Do That Girl | July 08, 10:48 CET
Actually, we're pretty hard to kill.
Madhatter | July 08, 16:46 CET
cleveland | July 08, 21:12 CET
lisatwingomez | July 08, 21:36 CET
Maybe not the best abbreviation of Henry IV I've ever seen.
guidedby | July 08, 21:52 CET
ZodKneelsFirst | July 09, 00:19 CET
Dietcoke | July 09, 10:40 CET
If only Henry VI were shorter and better, then it would be worth it for someone to go all-in and do the entire epic, from Richard II to Richard III.
ManEnoughToAdmitIt | July 09, 13:29 CET
guidedby | July 09, 20:42 CET
ZodKneelsFirst | July 10, 00:42 CET
It's not quite as good though. Hidders is good and I'm looking forward to HV, but RII was much better.
I blame the writer.
Probably off topic, I can heartily recommend the RSC's production of Julius Caesar with an all black cast that was shown here a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic stuff.
ZodKneelsFirst | July 10, 00:53 CET