
Richard II
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
Cast

Derek Jacobi
King Richard II

Clifford Rose
Bishop of Carlisle

Jonathan Adams
Gardener

John Curless
Lord Fitzwater

Bruno Barnabe
Abbot of Westminster

Charles Gray
Duke of York

Mary Morris
Duchess of Gloucester

Charles Keating
Duke of Aumerle

Richard Owens
Thomas Mowbray

Damien Thomas
Bagot

Jon Finch
Henry Bolingbroke

Jeremy Bulloch
Henry Percy

Wendy Hiller
Duchess of York

John Gielgud
John of Gaunt

Robin Sachs
Busby

Jeffrey Holland
Duke of Surrey