• Synopsis
  • Reviews
  • Awards
  • Credits
  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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
  • 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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