King Lear: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and Andrew Scott to star in BBC adaptation
On 31 Mar 18, 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM
An astonish cast: Emma Thompson, Andrew Scott, Christopher Eccleston and Anthony Hopkins to star in new BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear
By Helena Kealey on 11/10/2017
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King Lear: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and Andrew Scott to star in BBC adaptation King Lear: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and Andrew Scott to star in BBC adaptation Helena Kealey
All hail the BBC: there's a new TV movie coming to our screens based on Shakespeare's King Lear, and it has a jaw-droppingly starry cast.
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Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson are headlining, their first collaboration since the early 90s' The Remains of the Day (an adaptation of a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, who recently won the Nobel Prize for literature).
They will be joined by Andrew Scott, who is famous for his role in Sherlock and also hot off another Shakespearian stage as his role of Hamlet comes to an end. Among the cast is Christopher Eccleston (The Leftovers).
King Lear is thought to be set in the fictional present and will be broadcast on BBC Two in 2017. The TV show is lead by Richard Eyre – the director best known for Notes on a Scandal.
What King Lear: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and Andrew Scott to star in BBC adaptation
Where BBC One, BBC One | MAP
When On 31 Mar 18, 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Price £n/a
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