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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

AnimationAdventureComedy

Release

9 Nov 1992

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production

BBC Two

Overview

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.

Plot

Condensed animated adaptations of plays by William Shakespeare.

Cast

Alec McCowenMichael KitchenSuzanne Burden

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.9/10

Series 1

Air Date:10 Nov 1992
Available

Seasons

2 Seasons

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Four young lovers, trying to resolve their passions, and six worthy workmen, trying to rehearse a play, stumble about in a dark, haunted wood, while the powerful spirits play havoc with their hearts and minds.

Runtime:25m
Air Date:10 Nov 1992Available

Episodes of Series 1

6 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
S1 E1