Plot summary
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
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The first two episodes are a bit slow, but after that you can't stop. Great performances, though the finale feels rushed.
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Crew
Cast
Michael Hordern
King Lear
Brenda Blethyn
Cordelia
Gillian Barge
Goneril
Penelope Wilton
Regan
John Shrapnel
Earl of Kent
Norman Rodway
Earl of Gloucester
Michael Kitchen
Edmund
John Bird
Duke of Albany
Julian Curry
Duke of Cornwall
David Weston
Duke of Burgundy
Harry Waters
King of France
Anton Lesser
Edgar
John Grillo
Oswald
Iain Armstrong
First Gentleman
Frank Middlemass
Fool
