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Shakespeare Uncovered

Documentary

Shakespeare Uncovered

2012 – (canceled) · 3 seasons · 18 episodes · English

Shakespeare Uncovered (2012) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 8.4/10 on IMDb from 488 votes. Updated

64.3GRM score
★ 8.4IMDb · 488

Celebrity hosts guide viewers through William Shakespeare's plays in performance. Each episode serves as a primer for newcomers to Shakespeare while serving up enough historical and theatrical insights to enchant lifelong fans.

Where to watch

JustWatch
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Top cast

11
Simon Russell Beale
Self
Ethan Hawke
Self
Ethan Hawke
Self - Presenter
Harriet Walter
Self
Vanessa Redgrave
Self
Ian McKellen
Self
Julia Stiles
Self
Jonathan Bate
Self (Professor, Worcester College, Oxford)
David Tennant
Self - Presenter
Jeremy Irons
Self - Presenter
Joely Richardson
Self - Presenter

Seasons

4

best episode: S2E5 — Antony & Cleopatra with Kim Cattrall ★ 9.2 (45)

S16 eps · ★ 8.2
  • E1The Comedies with Joely Richardson★ 8.653
  • E2'Macbeth' with Ethan Hawke★ 7.235
  • E3'Richard II' with Derek Jacobi★ 7.627
  • E4The Tempest with Trevor Nunn★ 8.427
  • E5Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Henry V with Jeremy Irons★ 8.835
  • E6Hamlet with David Tennant★ 8.645
S26 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E1A Midsummer Night's Dream with Hugh Bonneville★ 8.519
  • E2King Lear with Christopher Plummer★ 8.923
  • E3The Taming of the Shrew with Morgan Freeman★ 8.621
  • E4Othello with David Harewood★ 8.321
  • E5Antony & Cleopatra with Kim Cattrall★ 9.245
  • E6Romeo & Juliet with Joseph Fiennes★ 8.317
S34 eps · ★ 8.2
  • E1Much Ado About Nothing with Helen Hunt★ 8.232
  • E2The Merchant of Venice with F. Murray Abraham★ 8.327
  • E3Measure for Measure With Romola Garai★ 8.530
  • E4Julius Caesar with Brian Cox★ 7.719
Specials2 eps · ★ 8.3
  • ·The Winter's Tale with Simon Russell Beale★ 8.25
  • ·Richard III with Antony Sher★ 8.47

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Where to watch

JustWatch

Seasons

4

best episode: S2E5 — Antony & Cleopatra with Kim Cattrall ★ 9.2 (45)

S16 eps · ★ 8.2
  • E1The Comedies with Joely Richardson★ 8.653
  • E2'Macbeth' with Ethan Hawke★ 7.235
  • E3'Richard II' with Derek Jacobi★ 7.627
  • E4The Tempest with Trevor Nunn★ 8.427
  • E5Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, Henry V with Jeremy Irons★ 8.835
  • E6Hamlet with David Tennant★ 8.645
S26 eps · ★ 8.6
  • E1A Midsummer Night's Dream with Hugh Bonneville★ 8.519
  • E2King Lear with Christopher Plummer★ 8.923
  • E3The Taming of the Shrew with Morgan Freeman★ 8.621
  • E4Othello with David Harewood★ 8.321
  • E5Antony & Cleopatra with Kim Cattrall★ 9.245
  • E6Romeo & Juliet with Joseph Fiennes★ 8.317
S34 eps · ★ 8.2
  • E1Much Ado About Nothing with Helen Hunt★ 8.232
  • E2The Merchant of Venice with F. Murray Abraham★ 8.327
  • E3Measure for Measure With Romola Garai★ 8.530
  • E4Julius Caesar with Brian Cox★ 7.719
Specials2 eps · ★ 8.3
  • ·The Winter's Tale with Simon Russell Beale★ 8.25
  • ·Richard III with Antony Sher★ 8.47

Top cast

11
SSimon Russell BealeSelfEEthan HawkeSelfEEthan HawkeSelf - PresenterHHarriet WalterSelfVVanessa RedgraveSelfIIan McKellenSelfJJulia StilesSelfJJonathan BateSelf (Professor, Worcester College, Oxford)DDavid TennantSelf - PresenterJJeremy IronsSelf - PresenterJJoely RichardsonSelf - Presenter

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