"The Hollow Crown" in
Alfred Hitchcock's
Marnie (1964). Connery was a relatively unknown actor when he was cast as
Henry 'Hotspur' Percy in
An Age of Kings. • First transmitted: 28 April 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: Richard II Acts 1, 2 and Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2 (up to
Richard conceding defeat despite the protests of
Carlisle, Scroop and
Aumerle). •
David William as
King Richard the Second •
Edgar Wreford as
John of Gaunt •
Tom Fleming as
Henry Bolingbroke •
Noel Johnson as
Duke of Norfolk • David Andrews as
Sir John Bushy • Terence Lodge as
Sir William Bagot •
Jerome Willis as
Sir Henry Green •
Julian Glover as Lord Marshal • John Greenwood as
Duke of Aumerle •
Geoffrey Bayldon as
Duke of York • Juliet Cooke as
Queen •
George A. Cooper as
Earl of Northumberland •
Alan Rowe as
Lord Ross •
Gordon Gostelow as
Lord Willoughby • Brian Smith as Servant •
Sean Connery as
Harry Percy •
John Ringham as
Lord Berkeley •
Frank Windsor as
Bishop of Carlisle • Leon Shepperdson as
Earl of Salisbury •
Patrick Garland as Sir Stephen Scroop
"The Deposing of a King" in 2011. Like many actors, Glover played multiple characters across the entire series, appearing in all but one episode. • First transmitted: 12 May 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: Richard II from Act 3, Scene 3 onwards (beginning with
York chiding
Northumberland for not referring to Richard as "King"). •
Tom Fleming as
Henry Bolingbroke •
George A. Cooper as
Earl of Northumberland •
Geoffrey Bayldon as
Duke of York •
Sean Connery as
Harry Percy •
David William as
King Richard the Second •
John Greenwood as
Duke of Aumerle •
Juliet Cooke as
Queen •
Maggie Barton as Lady •
Eileen Atkins as Lady •
Gordon Gostelow as A Gardener •
Terence Lodge as A Servant •
Frank Windsor as
Bishop of Carlisle •
Michael Graham Cox as Abbot of Westminster •
Mary Law as
Duchess of York •
Robert Lang as Sir Pierce of Exton •
Anthony Valentine as Servant •
Julian Glover as Groom •
Michael Graham Cox as Keeper
"Rebellion from the North" • First transmitted: 26 May 1960 • Running time: 80 minutes •
Content: 1 Henry IV Acts 1 and 2 (up to
Prince Hal expressing his disdain for the war). •
Tom Fleming as
King Henry the Fourth •
Julian Glover as
Earl of Westmoreland •
Frank Windsor as
Sir Walter Blunt •
Patrick Garland as
John of Lancaster •
Robert Hardy as
Henry, Prince of Wales •
Frank Pettingell as
Sir John Falstaff •
Brian Smith as
Poins •
Geoffrey Bayldon as
Earl of Worcester •
George A. Cooper as
Earl of Northumberland •
Sean Connery as
Hotspur •
Jerome Willis as Carrier •
Michael Graham Cox as Carrier •
Kenneth Farrington as Gadshill •
Gordon Gostelow as
Bardolph •
Terence Lodge as Peto •
Patricia Heneghan as
Lady Percy •
Derek Ware as Servant •
Timothy Harley as Francis •
John Ringham as Vintner •
Angela Baddeley as
Mistress Quickly •
Robert Lang as Sheriff
"The Road to Shrewsbury" • First transmitted: 9 June 1960 • Running time: 70 minutes •
Content: 1 Henry IV from Act 3, Scene 1 onwards (beginning with the strategy meeting between
Hotspur,
Mortimer and
Glendower). •
David Andrews as
Edmund Mortimer •
Sean Connery as
Hotspur •
William Squire as
Owen Glendower •
Geoffrey Bayldon as
Earl of Worcester •
Valerie Gearon as
Lady Mortimer •
Patricia Heneghan as
Lady Percy •
Tom Fleming as
King Henry the Fourth •
Robert Hardy as
Henry, Prince of Wales •
Frank Windsor as
Sir Walter Blunt •
Frank Pettingell as
Sir John Falstaff •
Gordon Gostelow as
Bardolph •
Angela Baddeley as
Mistress Quickly •
Andrew Faulds as
Earl of Douglas •
Anthony Valentine as Messenger •
Alan Rowe as Sir Richard Vernon •
Julian Glover as
Earl of Westmoreland •
John Murray-Scott as 2nd Messenger •
Edgar Wreford as
Archbishop of York •
Kenneth Farrington as Sir Michael •
Patrick Garland as
John of Lancaster "The New Conspiracy" appeared in a single episode only, portraying
Doll Tearsheet. • First transmitted: 23 June 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: 2 Henry IV Acts 1 and 2 (up to Prince Hal being summoned to court). •
David Andrews as
Lord Bardolph •
John Ringham as Porter •
George A. Cooper as
Earl of Northumberland •
Terence Lodge as Travers •
Jerome Willis as Morton •
Frank Pettingell as
Sir John Falstaff •
Dane Howell as Page •
Geoffrey Bayldon as
Lord Chief Justice •
John Greenwood as Servant •
Edgar Wreford as
Archbishop of York •
Noel Johnson as
Thomas Mowbray •
Robert Lang as Lord Hastings •
Angela Baddeley as
Mistress Quickly •
John Ringham as Fang •
Alan Rowe as Snare •
Jeremy Bisley as Gower •
Margaret Courtenay as Wife to Northumberland •
Patricia Heneghan as
Lady Percy •
Robert Hardy as
Henry, Prince of Wales •
Brian Smith as
Poins •
Gordon Gostelow as
Bardolph •
Timothy Harley as Drawer •
Michael Graham Cox as Drawer •
Hermione Baddeley as
Doll Tearsheet •
George A. Cooper as
Ancient Pistol •
Terence Lodge as Peto
"Uneasy Lies the Head" • First transmitted: 7 July 1960 • Running time: 75 minutes •
Content: 2 Henry IV from Act 3, Scene 1 onwards (beginning with
Henry IV recalling Richard II's prediction of civil war). •
Tom Fleming as
King Henry the Fourth •
Kenneth Farrington as
Earl of Warwick •
William Squire as
Shallow •
John Warner as Silence •
Gordon Gostelow as
Bardolph •
Dane Howell as Page •
Frank Pettingell as
Sir John Falstaff •
Terence Lodge as Mouldy •
Leon Shepperdson as Shadow •
Terry Wale as Wart •
Brian Smith as Feeble •
Frank Windsor as Bullcalf •
Patrick Garland as
Prince John of Lancaster •
Julian Glover as
Earl of Westmoreland •
Edgar Wreford as
Archbishop of York •
Noel Johnson as
Thomas Mowbray •
Robert Lang as Lord Hastings •
John Ringham as
Humphrey of Gloucester •
John Greenwood as
Thomas of Clarence •
Alan Rowe as Harcourt •
Robert Hardy as
Henry, Prince of Wales •
Geoffrey Bayldon as
Lord Chief Justice •
Michael Graham Cox as Davy •
George A. Cooper as
Ancient Pistol •
Derek Ware as Groom •
Anthony Valentine as Groom •
William Squire as Epilogue
"Signs of War" was already a well-known Shakespearean performer when she was cast as
Katherine of Valois. • First transmitted: 21 July 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: Henry V Acts 1, 2 and 3 (up to the French yearning for what they feel will be an easy victory at
Agincourt). •
William Squire as Chorus •
Robert Hardy as
King Henry the Fifth •
Noel Johnson as
Duke of Exeter •
Julian Glover as
Earl of Westmoreland •
Cyril Luckham as
Archbishop of Canterbury •
Leon Shepperdson as Rambures •
Frank Windsor as
Earl of Cambridge •
Brian Smith as
Lord Scroop •
Tony Garnett as
Sir Thomas Grey •
Anthony Valentine as English Herald •
Gordon Gostelow as
Bardolph •
David Andrews as
Nym •
George A. Cooper as
Pistol •
Angela Baddeley as
Mistress Quickly •
Timothy Harley as Boy •
Patrick Garland as
Duke of Bedford •
John Ringham as
Duke of Gloucester •
Alan Rowe as
King of France •
John Warner as
The Dauphin •
George Selway as
Constable of France •
Terence Lodge as Messenger •
Jerome Willis as
Duke of Orléans •
Adrian Brine as
Duke of Bourbon •
Stephanie Bidmead as
Queen of France •
Judi Dench as
Katherine •
Yvonne Coulette as Alice •
Kenneth Farrington as
Fluellen •
Jeremy Bisley as Gower •
Joby Blanshard as Jamy •
Michael Graham Cox as Macmorris •
Robert Lang as Montjoy
"The Band of Brothers" • First transmitted: 4 August 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: Henry V from Act 4, Scene 0 onwards (beginning with the Chorus describing Henry's undercover surveillance of his camp). •
William Squire as Chorus •
Robert Hardy as
King Henry the Fifth •
John Ringham as
Duke of Gloucester •
Patrick Garland as
Duke of Bedford •
Gordon Gostelow as
Sir Thomas Erpingham •
George A. Cooper as
Pistol •
Jeremy Bisley as Gower •
Kenneth Farrington as
Fluellen •
Terry Wale as Court •
Tony Garnett as Bates •
Frank Windsor as
Williams •
Joby Blanshard as Jamy •
Michael Graham Cox as Macmorris •
Jerome Willis as
Duke of Orléans •
John Warner as
The Dauphin •
George Selway as
Constable of France •
Leon Shepperdson as Rambures •
Terence Lodge as Le Fer •
Adrian Brine as
Duke of Bourbon •
Julian Glover as
Earl of Westmoreland •
Noel Johnson as
Duke of Exeter •
David Andrews as
Earl of Salisbury •
Robert Lang as Montjoy •
John Greenwood as
Duke of York •
Timothy Harley as Boy •
Anthony Valentine as English Herald •
Alan Rowe as
King of France •
Stephanie Bidmead as
Queen of France •
Edgar Wreford as
Duke of Burgundy •
Judi Dench as
Katherine •
Yvonne Coulette as Alice
"The Red Rose and the White" • First transmitted: 25 August 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: a heavily condensed version of
1 Henry VI. •
Alterations: as this is the only episode in the series which adapts an entire play, truncation is much more liberal here than elsewhere. The most obvious difference is the complete removal of
Talbot, the ostensible protagonist of the play. The characters of
Burgundy and
Edmund Mortimer have also been removed, and dialogue is heavily cut from every scene. All of the battle scenes from France have also been removed and the episode concentrates almost entirely on the political disintegration in England. •
Patrick Garland as
Duke of Bedford •
John Ringham as
Duke of Gloucester •
Noel Johnson as
Duke of Exeter •
Robert Lang as
Cardinal of Winchester •
John Greenwood as Messenger •
Terry Wale as Messenger •
John Murray-Scott as Messenger •
Jerome Willis as
The Dauphin •
Anthony Valentine as
Duke of Alanson •
John Warner as
Regnier •
David Andrews as
Bastard of Orléans •
Eileen Atkins as
Joan la Pucelle •
Julian Glover as Warder •
Jeremy Bisley as Warder •
Timothy Harley as Servingman •
Derek Ware as Servingman •
Kenneth Farrington as Servingman •
Leon Shepperdson as Woodvile •
Michael Graham Cox as Lord Mayor •
Jack May as
Duke of York •
Edgar Wreford as
Earl of Suffolk •
Alan Rowe as
Duke of Somerset •
Frank Windsor as
Earl of Warwick •
Tony Garnett as Vernon •
John Greenwood as Lawyer •
Terry Scully as
King Henry the Sixth •
Mary Morris as
Margaret •
Michael Graham Cox as
Shepherd •
Barbara Grimes as Dancer
"The Fall of a Protector" in 1922. She appeared in a single episode, portraying "
Mother Jordan". • First transmitted: 8 September 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: 2 Henry VI Acts 1, 2 and Act 3, Scene 1 (up to
York's soliloquy regarding the fact that he now has troops at his disposal and his revelation of his plans to use
Jack Cade to instigate a popular rebellion). •
Alterations: Peter Thump does not kill Thomas Horner during the combat; he compels him to confess by sitting on him, and Horner is promptly arrested. •
Edgar Wreford as
Duke of Suffolk •
Terry Scully as
King Henry the Sixth •
Mary Morris as
Margaret •
John Ringham as
Duke of Gloucester •
Robert Lang as
Cardinal Beaufort •
Gordon Gostelow as
Earl of Salisbury •
Frank Windsor as
Earl of Warwick •
Jack May as
Duke of York •
Kenneth Farrington as
Duke of Buckingham •
Alan Rowe as
Duke of Somerset •
Nancie Jackson as
Duchess of Gloucester •
John Greenwood as Messenger •
Patrick Garland as John Hume •
David Andrews as Petitioner •
Anthony Valentine as Petitioner •
Derek Ware as Peter •
Julian Glover as An Armourer •
Terence Lodge as
Bolingbroke •
Jeremy Bisley as Southwell •
Nan Marriott-Watson as
Mother Jordan •
John Murray-Scott as A Spirit •
Timothy Harley as A Citizen •
John Warner as Simpcox •
Audrey Noble as Wife to Simpcox •
Jerome Willis as Mayor •
Leon Shepperdson as Beadle •
Tony Garnett as Neighbour •
Anthony Valentine as Neighbour •
Terry Wale as Neighbour •
Timothy Harley as Prentice •
John Greenwood as Prentice •
Jeffry Wickham as Sheriff •
Jerome Willis as Sir John Stanley •
Tony Garnett as A Post
"The Rabble from Kent" in 1969. Having played the important role of
Henry V's brother
John, Duke of Bedford in the early episodes, Garland played the equally important role of
Richard III's brother
George, Duke of Clarence in later episodes. • First transmitted: 22 September 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: 2 Henry VI from Act 3, Scene 2 onwards (beginning with the murder of the
Duke of Gloucester). •
Alterations: the murder of Gloucester is shown, whereas in the text, it happens off-stage. The characters of both
George Plantagenet and
Edmund Plantagenet are introduced just prior to the
First Battle of St Albans, whereas in the text, neither character is introduced until
3 Henry VI (Edmund in Act 1, Scene 3; George in Act 2, Scene 2). Additionally, Edmund is played by an adult actor, whereas in the text, he is a child.
Buckingham is killed on screen. In the text, his fate remains unknown until the opening lines of
3 Henry VI, where it is revealed he was killed by
Edward. •
John Ringham as
Duke of Gloucester •
Terence Lodge as Murderer •
Adrian Brine as Murderer •
Patrick Garland as Murderer •
Edgar Wreford as
Duke of Suffolk •
Terry Scully as
King Henry the Sixth •
Mary Morris as
Queen Margaret •
Robert Lang as
Cardinal Beaufort •
Alan Rowe as
Duke of Somerset •
Frank Windsor as
Earl of Warwick •
Gordon Gostelow as
Earl of Salisbury •
John Murray-Scott as Vaux •
David Andrews as A Sea-Captain •
John Ringham as Master •
Derek Ware as Master's Mate •
John Greenwood as Gentleman •
Jeremy Bisley as Gentleman •
Adrian Brine as Walter Whitmore •
Timothy Harley as George Bevis •
Tony Garnett as John Holland •
Esmond Knight as
Jack Cade •
Anthony Valentine as Dick the Butcher •
Terence Lodge as Smith the Weaver •
Terry Wale as The Clerk •
Barry Jackson as Michael •
Leon Shepperdson as Sir Humphrey Stafford •
John Murray-Scott as Brother to Stafford •
Kenneth Farrington as
Duke of Buckingham •
John Warner as
Lord Say •
John Greenwood as Messenger •
Jeremy Bisley as Messenger •
Derek Ware as Soldier •
John Barcroft as
Lord Clifford •
Jerome Willis as
Young Clifford •
Jeffry Wickham as Alexander Iden •
Jack May as
Duke of York •
Julian Glover as
Edward •
Patrick Garland as
George •
Paul Daneman as
Richard •
Terry Wale as
Edmund "The Morning's War" • First transmitted: 6 October 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: 3 Henry VI Acts 1, 2 and Act 3, Scenes 1 and 2 (up to
Richard's soliloquy wherein he vows to attain the crown). •
Alterations: the character of Edmund, Earl of Rutland is played by an adult actor, whereas in the text, he is a child. Additionally,
Margaret is present during his murder, and we see her wipe his blood on the handkerchief which she later gives to York; in the text, Margaret does not witness the murder. During the
Battle of Towton, Richard fights and kills
Clifford, whereas in the text, they fight, but Clifford flees and is mortally wounded off-stage when hit by an arrow. •
Frank Windsor as
Earl of Warwick •
Jack May as
Duke of York •
Julian Glover as
Edward IV •
Patrick Garland as
George, Duke of Clarence •
Paul Daneman as
Richard, Duke of Gloucester •
Adrian Brine as
Marquess of Montague •
Jeffry Wickham as
Duke of Norfolk •
Terry Scully as
King Henry the Sixth •
Kenneth Farrington as
Earl of Northumberland •
Jerome Willis as
Lord Clifford •
Leon Shepperdson as
Earl of Westmoreland •
Terence Lodge as
Duke of Exeter •
Mary Morris as
Queen Margaret •
John Greenwood as
Prince of Wales •
Derek Ware as Gabriel •
Anthony Valentine as Sir John Mortimer •
Terry Wale as
Rutland •
John Murray-Scott as Messenger •
Tony Garnett as Messenger •
David Andrews as A Son •
John Ringham as A Father •
Timothy Harley as Sinklo •
John Warner as Humphrey •
Jane Wenham as
Lady Elizabeth Grey •
Jeremy Bisley as Nobleman
"The Sun in Splendour" • First transmitted: 20 October 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: 3 Henry VI from Act 3, Scene 3 onwards (beginning with Margaret's visit to
Louis XI of France). •
Alterations: Edward is rescued from his imprisonment by Richard and
Lord Stafford, whereas in the play, he is rescued by Richard,
Lord Hastings and
Lord Stanley.
Warwick is killed during the
Battle of Barnet by George, whereas in the text, he is carried onto stage mortally wounded by Edward. Also, the end of the episode differs slightly from the end of the play. After Edward expresses his wish that all conflict has ceased, a large celebration ensues. As the credits roll, Richard and George stand to one side, and George almost slips into a barrel of wine, only to be saved by Richard. As George walks away, Richard muses silently to himself and then smiles deviously at the camera. •
John Warner as
King Lewis XI •
Tamara Hinchco as
Lady Bona •
Mary Morris as
Queen Margaret •
John Greenwood as
Edward, Prince of Wales •
Robert Lang as
Earl of Oxford •
Frank Windsor as
Earl of Warwick •
Anthony Valentine as Post •
Paul Daneman as
Richard, Duke of Gloucester •
Patrick Garland as
George, Duke of Clarence •
Alan Rowe as
Duke of Somerset •
Julian Glover as
King Edward the Fourth •
Jane Wenham as
Queen Elizabeth •
John Ringham as Watchman •
Timothy Harley as Watchman •
Kenneth Farrington as
Lord Rivers •
David Andrews as
Lord Hastings •
Edgar Wreford as
Lord Stafford •
Derek Ware as Huntsman •
Terry Scully as
King Henry the Sixth •
Gareth Tandy as
Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond •
John Murray-Scott as Messenger to King Henry •
Jeffry Wickham as Mayor of York •
Jerome Willis as Sir John Montgomery •
Terry Wale as Soldier •
Terence Lodge as
Duke of Exeter •
Timothy Harley as Messenger to Warwick •
Jeremy Bisley as Messenger to Warwick •
Tony Garnett as Sir John Somerville •
Adrian Brine as
Marquess of Montague •
Leon Shepperdson as Messenger to Queen Margaret
"The Dangerous Brother" • First transmitted: 3 November 1960 • Running time: 60 minutes •
Content: Richard III Acts 1, 2 and Act 3, Scene 1 (up to Richard promising
Buckingham the Dukedom of Hereford). •
Alterations: the character of
Lord Grey is not portrayed as
Queen Elizabeth's son, but simply as a kinsman; only
Dorset is her son. In the text, although there is some confusion and overlapping regarding the two characters in the early scenes, in the latter half of the play, they are both depicted as her sons. As the closing credits roll, there is a scene of Richard watching the Princes sleeping; there is no such scene in the text. •
Paul Daneman as
Richard, Duke of Gloucester •
Patrick Garland as
George, Duke of Clarence •
Frank Windsor as
Brackenbury •
David Andrews as
Lord Hastings •
Jill Dixon as
Lady Anne •
John Greenwood as A Gentleman •
Terry Scully as
King Henry VI •
Kenneth Farrington as
Earl Rivers •
Leon Shepperdson as
Lord Grey •
Jane Wenham as
Queen Elizabeth •
Edgar Wreford as
Duke of Buckingham •
Jack May as
Lord Stanley •
Mary Morris as
Queen Margaret •
John Ringham as
Catesby •
Robert Lang as Murderer •
Terry Wale as Murderer •
Julian Glover as
King Edward IV •
Anthony Valentine as
Marquess of Dorset •
Alan Rowe as
Ratcliff •
Violet Carson as
Duchess of York •
Jeffry Wickham as
Archbishop of York •
Michael Lewis as
Richard, Duke of York •
Terence Lodge as Messenger •
Hugh Janes as
King Edward V •
John Sharp as
Lord Mayor •
Jerome Willis as
Cardinal Bourchier "The Boar Hunt" was portrayed in
An Age of Kings by
Paul Daneman. In a 1953 production of the tetralogy at the
Birmingham Repertory Theatre directed by
Douglas Seale, Daneman had played one of Richard's royal predecessors, Henry V. • First transmitted: 17 November 1960 • Running time: 75 minutes •
Content: Richard III from Act 3, Scene 1 onwards (beginning with Stanley's messenger arriving at Hastings' house). •
Alterations: the scrivener's lamentation regarding the illegality of Hasting's execution is presented in the form of a plea as he attempts to convince two citizens to join him and speak out against Richard's actions; in the text, his speech is delivered as a soliloquy. The two priests between whom Richard stands as the
Lord Mayor urges him to become King are not real priests, but two servants dressed up as priests. As Richard ascends to the throne for the first time, he stumbles, and has Buckingham help him into the chair; there is no such scene in the play. As in most filmed versions up to this point (such as the 1912
The Life and Death of King Richard the Third and
Laurence Olivier's 1955
Richard III), the ghosts appear only to Richard, whereas in the text they appear to both Richard and
Richmond. •
John Greenwood as A Messenger •
David Andrews as
Lord Hastings •
John Ringham as
Sir William Catesby •
Jack May as
Lord Stanley, Earl of Derby •
Jeremy Bisley as A Priest •
Edgar Wreford as
Duke of Buckingham •
Alan Rowe as
Sir Richard Ratcliff •
Kenneth Farrington as
Earl Rivers •
Leon Shepperdson as
Lord Grey •
Robert Lang as
Sir Thomas Vaughan •
Frank Pettingell as
Bishop of Ely •
Adrian Brine as
Lord Lovell •
Paul Daneman as
King Richard the Third •
John Sharp as
Lord Mayor •
Terry Wale as Scrivener •
Violet Carson as
Duchess of York •
Jill Dixon as
Queen Anne •
Jane Wenham as
Queen Elizabeth •
Anthony Valentine as
Marquess of Dorset •
Frank Windsor as
Sir Robert Brackenbury •
Timothy Harley as A Page •
Terence Lodge as
Sir James Tyrell •
Timothy Harley as Messenger •
Derek Ware as Messenger •
John Murray-Scott as Messenger •
Terry Wale as
Sir Christopher Urswick •
Jerome Willis as
Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond •
Julian Glover as
Earl of Oxford •
Michael Wells as Sir Walter Herbert •
Jeffry Wickham as
Sir James Blount •
Noel Johnson as
Duke of Norfolk •
Barry Jackson as
Earl of Surrey •
John Greenwood as Ghost of
Prince Edward •
Terry Scully as Ghost of
King Henry the Sixth •
Patrick Garland as Ghost of
Clarence •
Hugh Janes as
Ghost of King Edward the Fifth •
Michael Lewis as Ghost of
Richard of York ==See also==