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A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England, a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. It was based on the 1963 theatre adaptation by John Barton, and directed by Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Top Billed Cast
David Warner King Henry VI
Janet Suzman Joan la Pucelle
Peggy Ashcroft Queen Margaret
Donald Sinden Duke of York
Paul Hardwick Duke of Gloucester
Roy Dotrice King Edward IV
Ian Holm King Richard III
Susan Engel Queen Elizabeth
John Normington Duke of Bedford
Donald Burton Duke of Exeter
Nicholas Selby Duke of Winchester
David Waller Captain to Talbot
William Squire Duke of Suffolk
Brewster Mason Duke of Warwick
Stephen Hancock Bassett
Clive Morton Lord Talbot
Madoline Thomas Margery Jourdain
Charles Kay The Dauphine
Jeffery Dench Sir Humphrey Stafford
David Hargreaves Duke of Norfolk
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