Shakespeare: King Lear

Don Warrington, Rakie Ayola, Debbie Korley, Pepter Lunkuse, Wil Johnson, Mark Springer. A stage-to-screen film of Shakespeare's King Lear, filmed in the round in Manchester. King Lear is a brutal portrait of a man unravelling - pitted against his daughters, against nature and against the universe itself. In an ancient Britain bound by loyalty to the clan and the power of the sword, Lear decides to give up his crown.

Category

Drama / Entertainment / Special

Original air date

25/12/2016