Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)

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.

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

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Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce
as Donalbain (voice) as Lucentio (voice)
Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen
as Narrator (voice)
John Warner
John Warner
as Polonius (voice) as Gremio / Servant / Tailor (voice)
Gerald James
Gerald James
as Malvolio (voice) as Baptista (voice)
Stephen Thorne
Stephen Thorne
as Hastings / Cardinal (voice) as Stephano (voice)
Brendan Charleson
Brendan Charleson
as Capulet (voice) as 1st Murderer / Messenger (voice)
Suzanne Burden
Suzanne Burden
as Anne (voice) as Olivia (voice)
Garard Green
Garard Green
as Duke Senior / Adam (voice) as Friar Laurence (voice)
Jonathan Tafler
Jonathan Tafler
as Camillo (voice) as Ferdinand (voice)
Stefan Bednarczyk
Stefan Bednarczyk
as Feste (voice) as Amiens / Lord (voice)
Michael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen
as Polixenes (voice) as Narrator (voice)
Patrick Brennan
Patrick Brennan
as Banquo (voice) as Richmond / 2nd Murderer (voice)
Andrew Wincott
Andrew Wincott
as Narrator / Octavius (voice) as Laertes (voice)
Stephen Tompkinson
Stephen Tompkinson
as Autolycus (voice) as Sir Andrew (voice)
Roger Allam
Roger Allam
as Duke Orsino (voice) as Narrator (voice)
Spike Hood
Spike Hood
as Shepherd's young son (voice) as Prince Edward (voice)
Hywel Nelson
Hywel Nelson
as Duke of York (voice) as Mamillius (voice)
Philip Bond
Philip Bond
as Tyrrel (voice) as Narrator (voice)
Daniel Massey
Daniel Massey
as Oberon (voice)
Suzanne Bertish
Suzanne Bertish
as Titania (voice)
Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill
as Bottom (voice)
Abigail McKern
Abigail McKern
as Hermia (voice)
Charles Millham
Charles Millham
as Demetrius (voice)
Kathryn Pogson
Kathryn Pogson
as Helena (voice)
Kim Wall
Kim Wall
as Lysander (voice)
Anthony Jackson
Anthony Jackson
as Puck (voice)
Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
as Quince (voice)
Menna Trussler
Menna Trussler
as Narrator (voice)
Martin Jarvis
Martin Jarvis
as Narrator (voice)
Timothy West
Timothy West
as Prospero (voice)
Amanda Root
Amanda Root
as Kate (voice)
Nigel Le Vaillant
Nigel Le Vaillant
as Petruchio (voice)
Malcolm Storry
Malcolm Storry
as Sly / Nathaniel (voice)
Manon Edwards
Manon Edwards
as Bianca (voice)
Lawmary Champion
Lawmary Champion
as Hostess / Widow (voice)
Hilton McRae
Hilton McRae
as Hortensio / Peter (voice)
Mick Walter
Mick Walter
as Narrator (voice)
Alun Armstrong
Alun Armstrong
as Caliban (voice)
Ella Mood
Ella Mood
as Ariel (voice)
Katy Behean
Katy Behean
as Miranda (voice)
John Moffatt
John Moffatt
as Alonzo (voice)
James Greene
James Greene
as Gonzalo (voice)
Sion Probert
Sion Probert
as Sebastian (voice)
Peter Guinness
Peter Guinness
as Antonio (voice)
Brian Cox
Brian Cox
as Macbeth (voice)
Zoë Wanamaker
Zoë Wanamaker
as Lady Macbeth (voice)
Laurence Payne
Laurence Payne
as Duncan (voice)
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison
as Macduff (voice)
Mary Wimbush
Mary Wimbush
as Witch (voice)
Val Lorraine
Val Lorraine
as Witch (voice)
Emma Gregory
Emma Gregory
as Witch (voice)
David Acton
David Acton
as Malcolm (voice)
John Baddeley
John Baddeley
as Lennox (voice)
Felicity Kendal
Felicity Kendal
as Narrator (voice)
Linus Roache
Linus Roache
as Romeo (voice)
Clare Holman
Clare Holman
as Juliet (voice)
Jonathan Cullen
Jonathan Cullen
as Benvolio (voice)
Greg Hicks
Greg Hicks
as Mercutio (voice)
Brenda Bruce
Brenda Bruce
as Nurse (voice)
Maggie Steed
Maggie Steed
as Lady Capulet (voice)
Nicholas Farrell
Nicholas Farrell
as Hamlet (voice)
John Shrapnel
John Shrapnel
as Claudius / The Ghost (voice)
Susan Fleetwood
Susan Fleetwood
as Gertrude (voice)
Tilda Swinton
Tilda Swinton
as Ophelia (voice)
Dorien Thomas
Dorien Thomas
as Horatio (voice)
Rosemary Leach
Rosemary Leach
as Narrator (voice)
Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw
as Viola (voice)
William Rushton
William Rushton
as Toby Belch (voice)
Alice Arnold
Alice Arnold
as Maria (voice)
Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant
as Sebastian (voice)
Antony Sher
Antony Sher
as Richard (voice)
Eleanor Bron
Eleanor Bron
as Duchess of York (voice)
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
as Buckingham (voice)
James Grout
James Grout
as Catesby / Ely (voice)
Sorcha Cusack
Sorcha Cusack
as Queen Elizabeth (voice)
Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney
as Clarence / Norfolk (voice)
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Sylvestra Le Touzel
as Rosalind (voice)
Maria Miles
Maria Miles
as Celia / Audrey (voice)
John McAndrew
John McAndrew
as Orlando (voice)
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
as Touchstone / Messenger (voice)
David Holt
David Holt
as Silvius / Hymen (voice)
Nathaniel Parker
Nathaniel Parker
as Jacques / Oliver (voice)
Christopher Benjamin
Christopher Benjamin
as Duke Frederick / Corin (voice)
Eiry Thomas
Eiry Thomas
as Phoebe (voice)
David Burke
David Burke
as Narrator (voice)
Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
as Caesar (voice)
Frances Tomelty
Frances Tomelty
as Calphurnia (voice)
David Robb
David Robb
as Brutus (voice)
Hugh Quarshie
Hugh Quarshie
as Cassius (voice)
Jim Carter
Jim Carter
as Mark Antony (voice)
Judith Sharp
Judith Sharp
as Portia (voice)
Peter Woodthorpe
Peter Woodthorpe
as Casca (voice)
Dillwyn Owen
Dillwyn Owen
as Soothsayer / Trebonius (voice)
Tony Leader
Tony Leader
as Cinna / Decius (voice)
John Miers
John Miers
as Lucius (voice)
Anton Lesser
Anton Lesser
as Leontes (voice)
Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter
as Hermoine (voice)
Sally Dexter
Sally Dexter
as Paulina (voice)
Adrienne O'Sullivan
Adrienne O'Sullivan
as Perdita (voice)
Philip Voss
Philip Voss
as Shephered / Judge (voice)
Simon Harrison
Simon Harrison
as Shepherd's Son / Servant (voice)
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson
as Antigonus (voice)
Jonathan Firth
Jonathan Firth
as Florizel (voice)
Colin McFarlane
Colin McFarlane
as Othello (voice)
Gerard McSorley
Gerard McSorley
as Iago (voice)
Philip Franks
Philip Franks
as Cassio (voice)
Sian Thomas
Sian Thomas
as Desdemona (voice)
Dinah Stabb
Dinah Stabb
as Emilia / Bianca (voice)
Terry Dauncey
Terry Dauncey
as Brabantio (voice)
Ivor Roberts
Ivor Roberts
as Duke / Lodovico (voice)
Simon Ludders
Simon Ludders
as Roderigo (voice)
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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Season 2

Series 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    A midsummer night's dream

  • 1x2

    The tempest

  • 1x3

    Macbeth

  • 1x4

    Romeo and juliet

  • 1x5

    Hamlet

  • 1x6

    Twelfth night

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    King richard iii

  • 2x2

    The taming of the shrew

  • 2x3

    As you like it

  • 2x4

    Julius caesar

  • 2x5

    The winter's tale

  • 2x6

    Othello

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