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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Animation
November 9, 1992 – December 14, 1994 (began 34 years ago)
25m / episode
6.4/10
Ended
2 Seasons
12 Episodes
BBC Two
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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.

Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

Narrator (voice)

Ages 67-69

2 eps
John Warner
John Warner

John Warner

Polonius (voice)

Ages 68-70

2 eps
Gerald James
Gerald James

Gerald James

Baptista (voice)

Ages 74-77

2 eps
Stephen Thorne
Stephen Thorne

Stephen Thorne

Stephano (voice)

Ages 57-59

2 eps
Brendan Charleson
Brendan Charleson

Brendan Charleson

1st Murderer / Messenger (voice)

2 eps
Garard Green
GG

Garard Green

Duke Senior / Adam (voice)

Ages 68-70

2 eps
Michael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen

Polixenes (voice)

Ages 44-46

2 eps
Patrick Brennan
Patrick Brennan

Patrick Brennan

Richmond / 2nd Murderer (voice)

2 eps
Stephen Tompkinson
Stephen Tompkinson

Stephen Tompkinson

Autolycus (voice)

Ages 27-29

2 eps
Roger Allam
Roger Allam

Roger Allam

Duke Orsino (voice)

Ages 39-41

2 eps
Spike Hood
SH

Spike Hood

Prince Edward (voice)

2 eps