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Synopsis
In the aftermath of the Battle of Shrewsbury, Northumberland learns of the death of his son. The Lord Chief Justice attempts on behalf of the increasingly frail king to separate Falstaff from Prince Hal. The rebels continue to plot insurrection. Falstaff is sent to recruit soldiers and takes his leave of his mistress, Doll Tearsheet. The rebel forces are overcome. This brings comfort to the dying king, who is finally reconciled to his son. Falstaff rushes to Hal’s coronation with expectations of high office.
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Reviews
Richly shot and expertly performed, with each and every actor involved delivering their Shakespearean dialogue with utter relish.
Metro, Sarah Deen
Playing the ailing King Henry who will not go gently into the good night, Jeremy Irons gave a performance of equal parts fury and passion that ranks with this actor’s very best. Irons cut a moving, hollow-eyed presence: the ruler’s body seen giving way even as his capacity for remonstration would not.
The Arts Desk, Matt Wolf
What stands out from Henry IV are a handful of masterfully acted scenes by phenomenal actors.
AV Club, Kevin McFarland
These histories deserve to be watched. They are bristling with texture, from episode to episode, and within each episode.
The Times, Alex Hardy
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Awards
Various award wins and nominations, including:
- BAFTA 2013: Won Best Supporting Actor – Simon Russell Beale
- Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014: Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries – Jeremy Irons
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Credits
- Jeremy Irons
- Henry IV
- Simon Russell Beale
- Falstaff
- Tom Hiddleston
- Prince Hal
- Julie Walters
- Mistress Quickly
- Alun Armstrong
- Northumberland
- David Bamber
- Shallow
- Niamh Cusack
- Lady Northumberland
- David Dawson
- Poins
- Michelle Dockery
- Kate Percy
- Tom Georgeson
- Bardolph
- Iain Glen
- Warwick
- Nicholas Jones
- Archbishop of York
- James Laurenson
- Westmoreland
- Geoffrey Palmer
- Lord Chief Justice
- Maxine Peake
- Doll Tearsheet
- Paul Ritter
- Pistol
- Adam Kotz
- Hastings
- Henry Faber
- Lancaster
- Pip Torrens
- Mowbray
- Tim McMullan
- Silence
- Will Attenborough
- Gloucester
- Dominic Rowan
- Coleville
- Pip Carter
- Gower
- Ian Conningham
- Peto
- Billy Matthews
- Falstaff’s Page
- John Heffernan
- Francis
- Conrad Asquith
- Bracy
- Director/Writer
- Richard Eyre
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Producer
- Rupert Ryle-Hodges
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