Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)
Synopsis
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.
First Air Date: 1992-11-09
Last Air Date: 1994-12-14
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 12
Created By: Christopher Grace
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Richard Pearce as Lucentio (voice)
- Alec McCowen as Narrator (voice)
- John Warner as Polonius (voice)
- Gerald James as Baptista (voice)
- Stephen Thorne as Hastings / Cardinal (voice)
- Brendan Charleson as Capulet (voice)
- Suzanne Burden as Olivia (voice)
- Garard Green as Friar Laurence (voice)
- Jonathan Tafler as Camillo (voice)
- Stefan Bednarczyk as Feste (voice)
Seasons
Series 1 (1992)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Four young lovers, trying to resolve their passions, and six worthy workmen, trying to rehearse a play, stumble about in a dark, haunted wood, while the powerful spirits play havoc with their hearts and minds.
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Ep. 2: The Tempest
Prospero, a powerful magician, lives on an island with his daughter Miranda. They are served by Caliban, a hideous monster, and Ariel, a wild, discontented spirit.
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Ep. 3: Macbeth
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Ep. 4: Romeo and Juliet
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Ep. 5: Hamlet
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Ep. 6: Twelfth Night
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