TV series / 1978-1985

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a TV series from 1978-1985. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 4 seasons and 11 rated episodes.

4 seasons 11 rated episodes 7.6 average 2,588 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 1246
1 6.6 8.2
2 8.0 7.7
3 7.1 8.4
4 7.4 8.0
5 7.6
6 7.1 8.0

Series summary

About The BBC Television Shakespeare

The rated episodes of The BBC Television Shakespeare have an average IMDb rating of 7.6 based on 2,588 episode votes. Season 4 has the highest average rating at 8.4 across 1 rated episodes. Season 1 has the lowest average rating at 7.3.

Genre
Drama
Principal cast
Brenda Bruce, Jon Finch, David Gwillim, and Rob Edwards
Writers
John Fletcher and William Shakespeare
Directors
Jane Howell, Jonathan Miller, and David Giles

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S4E3: A Midsummer Night's Dream The best episode of The BBC Television Shakespeare is S4E3: A Midsummer Night's Dream with a 8.4 rating / 8 votes
  2. S2E1: The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, with the life and death of Henry surnamed Hotspur 8.2 rating / 6 votes
  3. S2E6: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 8.0 rating / 682 votes
  4. S1E2: Richard II 8.0 rating / 347 votes
  5. S2E4: Twelfth Night 8.0 rating / 7 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S1E1: Romeo & Juliet The worse episode of The BBC Television Shakespeare is S1E1: Romeo & Juliet with a 6.6 rating / 481 votes
  2. S1E3: As You Like It 7.1 rating / 377 votes
  3. S1E6: Henry VIII 7.1 rating / 152 votes
  4. S1E4: Julius Caesar 7.4 rating / 274 votes
  5. S1E5: Measure for Measure 7.6 rating / 246 votes