BBC Play of the Month King Lear (Season 10, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Drama

BBC Play of the Month

King Lear (Season 10, Episode 7)

TV Episode | Drama

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he ...See moreKing Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers. Written by Jim Beaver See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Hordern King Lear King Lear See fewer	Where Eagles Dare (1968)
Sarah Badel Goneril Goneril See fewer	Not Without My Daughter (1991)
Penelope Wilton Regan Regan See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Angela Down Cordelia Cordelia See fewer	Emma (1996)
Frank Middlemass Fool Fool See fewer	Barry Lyndon (1975)
Anthony Nicholls Earl of Gloucester Earl of Gloucester See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Michael Jayston Edmund Edmund See fewer	Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Ronald Pickup Edgar Edgar See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Ewan Hooper Earl of Kent Earl of Kent See fewer	Kinky Boots (2005)
Benjamin Whitrow Duke of Albany Duke of Albany See fewer	Chicken Run (2000)
John Shrapnel Duke of Cornwall Duke of Cornwall See fewer	Notting Hill (1999)
Donald Gee Oswald Oswald See fewer	1990 (1977)
David Horovitch Duke of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy See fewer	The Young Victoria (2009)
David Neal King of France King of France See fewer	Superman (1978)
George Merritt Old Man Old Man See fewer	Q Planes (1939)
Mike Hayward First Servant First Servant See fewer	The Bill (1984)
Roger Elliott Second Servant Second Servant See fewer	Wycliffe (1993)
Geoffrey Collins Third Servant Third Servant See fewer	The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1982)
David Kincaid Gentleman, Attendant on Cordelia Gentleman, Attendant on Cordelia See fewer	The Taming of the Shrew (1980)
Leslie Glazer Doctor Doctor See fewer	Scotch on the Rocks (1973)
Paul Haley Captain Captain See fewer	The Sandbaggers (1978)
David Sinclair Herald Herald See fewer	New Scotland Yard (1972)
Alec Sabin First Officer First Officer See fewer	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Terry Wright Second Officer Second Officer See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Glen Murphy Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	London's Burning (1988)