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BBC Television Shakespeare :: Henry IV, Part One (02x01)

Episode Information

Title:

Henry IV, Part One

Episode #:

02x01

Original Airdate:

Sunday December 09th, 1979

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Episode Crew
Director:	David Giles (1)
Writer:	William Shakespeare

Episode Summary

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Henry IV, having seized the throne of England from Richard II, tries to unite the various factions of the country. Meanwhile, his son Prince Hal enjoys a life of leisure with Sir John Falstaff and other rowdy friends.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Anthony Quayle	played	Sir John Falstaff	Recurring (first appearance)
•Brenda Bruce	played	Mistress Quickly	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bruce Purchase	played	Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bryan Pringle	played	Pistol	Recurring (first appearance)
•Clive Swift	played	Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester	Recurring (first appearance)
•David Gwillim	played	Henry, Prince of Wales	Recurring (first appearance)
•David Neal (1)	played	Scroop, Archbishop of York	Recurring (first appearance)
•Gordon Gostelow	played	Bardolph	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jack Galloway	played	Poins	Recurring (first appearance)
•Jon Finch (1)	played	King Henry IV	Recurring (second appearance)
•Michele Dotrice	played	Lady Percy	Recurring (first appearance)
•Richard Owens	played	Owen Glendower	Recurring (second appearance)
•Rob Edwards (3)	played	Prince John of Lancaster	Recurring (first appearance)
•Robert Brown (2)	played	Sir Walter Blunt	Recurring (first appearance)
•Tim Pigott-Smith	played	Henry Percy (Hotspur)	Recurring (second appearance)
•David Buck	played	Earl of Westmoreland
•John Cairney (1)	played	Archibald, Earl of Douglas
•Robert Morris (3)	played	Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March
•Sharon Morgan	played	Lady Mortimer