Animation
1992
• 25 min.
Finished
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.
Release:
November 09, 1992
Original language:
English
Production country:
RussiaUnited Kingdom
Producer company:
Type:
Scripted
Status:
Ended
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Seasons
2
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Cast
Richard Pearce
Donalbain (voice) (1 ep.)
Donalbain (voice) (1 ep.)
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Alec McCowen
Narrator (voice) (2 ep.)
Narrator (voice) (2 ep.)
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John Warner
Polonius (voice) (1 ep.)
Polonius (voice) (1 ep.)
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Gerald James
Malvolio (voice) (1 ep.)
Malvolio (voice) (1 ep.)
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Stephen Thorne
Stephano (voice) (1 ep.)
Stephano (voice) (1 ep.)
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Brendan Charleson
Capulet (voice) (1 ep.)
Capulet (voice) (1 ep.)
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Suzanne Burden
Olivia (voice) (1 ep.)
Olivia (voice) (1 ep.)
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Jonathan Tafler
Camillo (voice) (1 ep.)
Camillo (voice) (1 ep.)
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Garard Green
Duke Senior / Adam (voice) (1 ep.)
Duke Senior / Adam (voice) (1 ep.)
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Stefan Bednarczyk
Feste (voice) (1 ep.)
Feste (voice) (1 ep.)
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Andrew Wincott
Narrator / Octavius (voice) (1 ep.)
Narrator / Octavius (voice) (1 ep.)
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Michael Kitchen
Polixenes (voice) (1 ep.)
Polixenes (voice) (1 ep.)
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Patrick Brennan
Richmond / 2nd Murderer (voice) (1 ep.)
Richmond / 2nd Murderer (voice) (1 ep.)
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Stephen Tompkinson
Autolycus (voice) (1 ep.)
Autolycus (voice) (1 ep.)
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Roger Allam
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
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Spike Hood
Shepherd's young son (voice) (1 ep.)
Shepherd's young son (voice) (1 ep.)
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Hywel Nelson
Mamillius (voice) (1 ep.)
Mamillius (voice) (1 ep.)
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Philip Bond
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
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Daniel Massey
Oberon (voice) (1 ep.)
Oberon (voice) (1 ep.)
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Suzanne Bertish
Titania (voice) (1 ep.)
Titania (voice) (1 ep.)
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Bernard Hill
Bottom (voice) (1 ep.)
Bottom (voice) (1 ep.)
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Abigail McKern
Hermia (voice) (1 ep.)
Hermia (voice) (1 ep.)
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Charles Millham
Demetrius (voice) (1 ep.)
Demetrius (voice) (1 ep.)
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Kathryn Pogson
Helena (voice) (1 ep.)
Helena (voice) (1 ep.)
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Kim Wall
Lysander (voice) (1 ep.)
Lysander (voice) (1 ep.)
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Anthony Jackson
Puck (voice) (1 ep.)
Puck (voice) (1 ep.)
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Pete Postlethwaite
Quince (voice) (1 ep.)
Quince (voice) (1 ep.)
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Menna Trussler
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
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Martin Jarvis
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
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Timothy West
Prospero (voice) (1 ep.)
Prospero (voice) (1 ep.)
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Amanda Root
Kate (voice) (1 ep.)
Kate (voice) (1 ep.)
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Nigel Le Vaillant
Petruchio (voice) (1 ep.)
Petruchio (voice) (1 ep.)
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Malcolm Storry
Sly / Nathaniel (voice) (1 ep.)
Sly / Nathaniel (voice) (1 ep.)
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Manon Edwards
Bianca (voice) (1 ep.)
Bianca (voice) (1 ep.)
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Lawmary Champion
Hostess / Widow (voice) (1 ep.)
Hostess / Widow (voice) (1 ep.)
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Hilton McRae
Hortensio / Peter (voice) (1 ep.)
Hortensio / Peter (voice) (1 ep.)
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Mick Walter
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
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Alun Armstrong
Caliban (voice) (1 ep.)
Caliban (voice) (1 ep.)
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Ella Mood
Ariel (voice) (1 ep.)
Ariel (voice) (1 ep.)
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Katy Behean
Miranda (voice) (1 ep.)
Miranda (voice) (1 ep.)
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John Moffatt
Alonzo (voice) (1 ep.)
Alonzo (voice) (1 ep.)
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James Greene
Gonzalo (voice) (1 ep.)
Gonzalo (voice) (1 ep.)
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Sion Probert
Sebastian (voice) (1 ep.)
Sebastian (voice) (1 ep.)
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Peter Guinness
Antonio (voice) (1 ep.)
Antonio (voice) (1 ep.)
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Brian Cox
Macbeth (voice) (1 ep.)
Macbeth (voice) (1 ep.)
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Zoë Wanamaker
Lady Macbeth (voice) (1 ep.)
Lady Macbeth (voice) (1 ep.)
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Laurence Payne
Duncan (voice) (1 ep.)
Duncan (voice) (1 ep.)
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Clive Merrison
Macduff (voice) (1 ep.)
Macduff (voice) (1 ep.)
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Mary Wimbush
Witch (voice) (1 ep.)
Witch (voice) (1 ep.)
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Val Lorraine
Witch (voice) (1 ep.)
Witch (voice) (1 ep.)
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Emma Gregory
Witch (voice) (1 ep.)
Witch (voice) (1 ep.)
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David Acton
Malcolm (voice) (1 ep.)
Malcolm (voice) (1 ep.)
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John Baddeley
Lennox (voice) (1 ep.)
Lennox (voice) (1 ep.)
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Felicity Kendal
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
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Linus Roache
Romeo (voice) (1 ep.)
Romeo (voice) (1 ep.)
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Clare Holman
Juliet (voice) (1 ep.)
Juliet (voice) (1 ep.)
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Jonathan Cullen
Benvolio (voice) (1 ep.)
Benvolio (voice) (1 ep.)
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Greg Hicks
Mercutio (voice) (1 ep.)
Mercutio (voice) (1 ep.)
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Brenda Bruce
Nurse (voice) (1 ep.)
Nurse (voice) (1 ep.)
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Maggie Steed
Lady Capulet (voice) (1 ep.)
Lady Capulet (voice) (1 ep.)
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Nicholas Farrell
Hamlet (voice) (1 ep.)
Hamlet (voice) (1 ep.)
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John Shrapnel
Claudius / The Ghost (voice) (1 ep.)
Claudius / The Ghost (voice) (1 ep.)
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Susan Fleetwood
Gertrude (voice) (1 ep.)
Gertrude (voice) (1 ep.)
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Tilda Swinton
Ophelia (voice) (1 ep.)
Ophelia (voice) (1 ep.)
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Dorien Thomas
Horatio (voice) (1 ep.)
Horatio (voice) (1 ep.)
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Rosemary Leach
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
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Fiona Shaw
Viola (voice) (1 ep.)
Viola (voice) (1 ep.)
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William Rushton
Toby Belch (voice) (1 ep.)
Toby Belch (voice) (1 ep.)
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Alice Arnold
Maria (voice) (1 ep.)
Maria (voice) (1 ep.)
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Hugh Grant
Sebastian (voice) (1 ep.)
Sebastian (voice) (1 ep.)
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Antony Sher
Richard (voice) (1 ep.)
Richard (voice) (1 ep.)
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Eleanor Bron
Duchess of York (voice) (1 ep.)
Duchess of York (voice) (1 ep.)
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Tom Wilkinson
Buckingham (voice) (1 ep.)
Buckingham (voice) (1 ep.)
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James Grout
Catesby / Ely (voice) (1 ep.)
Catesby / Ely (voice) (1 ep.)
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Sorcha Cusack
Queen Elizabeth (voice) (1 ep.)
Queen Elizabeth (voice) (1 ep.)
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Michael Maloney
Clarence / Norfolk (voice) (1 ep.)
Clarence / Norfolk (voice) (1 ep.)
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Sylvestra Le Touzel
Rosalind (voice) (1 ep.)
Rosalind (voice) (1 ep.)
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Maria Miles
Celia / Audrey (voice) (1 ep.)
Celia / Audrey (voice) (1 ep.)
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John McAndrew
Orlando (voice) (1 ep.)
Orlando (voice) (1 ep.)
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Peter Gunn
Touchstone / Messenger (voice) (1 ep.)
Touchstone / Messenger (voice) (1 ep.)
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David Holt
Silvius / Hymen (voice) (1 ep.)
Silvius / Hymen (voice) (1 ep.)
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Nathaniel Parker
Jacques / Oliver (voice) (1 ep.)
Jacques / Oliver (voice) (1 ep.)
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Christopher Benjamin
Duke Frederick / Corin (voice) (1 ep.)
Duke Frederick / Corin (voice) (1 ep.)
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Eiry Thomas
Phoebe (voice) (1 ep.)
Phoebe (voice) (1 ep.)
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David Burke
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
Narrator (voice) (1 ep.)
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Joss Ackland
Caesar (voice) (1 ep.)
Caesar (voice) (1 ep.)
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Frances Tomelty
Calphurnia (voice) (1 ep.)
Calphurnia (voice) (1 ep.)
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David Robb
Brutus (voice) (1 ep.)
Brutus (voice) (1 ep.)
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Hugh Quarshie
Cassius (voice) (1 ep.)
Cassius (voice) (1 ep.)
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Jim Carter
Mark Antony (voice) (1 ep.)
Mark Antony (voice) (1 ep.)
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Judith Sharp
Portia (voice) (1 ep.)
Portia (voice) (1 ep.)
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Peter Woodthorpe
Casca (voice) (1 ep.)
Casca (voice) (1 ep.)
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Dillwyn Owen
Soothsayer / Trebonius (voice) (1 ep.)
Soothsayer / Trebonius (voice) (1 ep.)
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Tony Leader
Cinna / Decius (voice) (1 ep.)
Cinna / Decius (voice) (1 ep.)
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John Miers
Lucius (voice) (1 ep.)
Lucius (voice) (1 ep.)
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Anton Lesser
Leontes (voice) (1 ep.)
Leontes (voice) (1 ep.)
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Jenny Agutter
Hermoine (voice) (1 ep.)
Hermoine (voice) (1 ep.)
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Sally Dexter
Paulina (voice) (1 ep.)
Paulina (voice) (1 ep.)
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Adrienne O'Sullivan
Perdita (voice) (1 ep.)
Perdita (voice) (1 ep.)
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Philip Voss
Shephered / Judge (voice) (1 ep.)
Shephered / Judge (voice) (1 ep.)
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Simon Harrison
Shepherd's Son / Servant (voice) (1 ep.)
Shepherd's Son / Servant (voice) (1 ep.)
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Timothy Bateson
Antigonus (voice) (1 ep.)
Antigonus (voice) (1 ep.)
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Jonathan Firth
Florizel (voice) (1 ep.)
Florizel (voice) (1 ep.)
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Colin McFarlane
Othello (voice) (1 ep.)
Othello (voice) (1 ep.)
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Gerard McSorley
Iago (voice) (1 ep.)
Iago (voice) (1 ep.)
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Philip Franks
Cassio (voice) (1 ep.)
Cassio (voice) (1 ep.)
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Sian Thomas
Desdemona (voice) (1 ep.)
Desdemona (voice) (1 ep.)
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Dinah Stabb
Emilia / Bianca (voice) (1 ep.)
Emilia / Bianca (voice) (1 ep.)
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Terry Dauncey
Brabantio (voice) (1 ep.)
Brabantio (voice) (1 ep.)
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Ivor Roberts
Duke / Lodovico (voice) (1 ep.)
Duke / Lodovico (voice) (1 ep.)
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Simon Ludders
Roderigo (voice) (1 ep.)
Roderigo (voice) (1 ep.)
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