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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare's timeless plays reimagined in animated form, tailored for a contemporary audience.

A series of animated Shakespearean productions, showcasing 12 classic plays reinterpreted through a range of unique visual aesthetics.

Episodes:

Episode 2 The Tempest

2. The Tempest

Aired: Nov 15, 1992

Prospero, exiled with his daughter Miranda, plots revenge against his treache...

Episode 3 Macbeth

3. Macbeth

Aired: Nov 22, 1992

A Scottish nobleman's relentless quest for power sets off a catastrophic sequ...

Episode 4 Romeo and Juliet

4. Romeo and Juliet

Aired: Nov 29, 1992

A star-crossed couple's love is destroyed by the animosity between their fami...

Episode 5 Hamlet

5. Hamlet

Aired: Dec 6, 1992

Hamlet's quest for truth and justice reaches a boiling point as he discovers ...

Episode 6 Twelfth Night

6. Twelfth Night

Aired: Dec 13, 1992

In the next episode, a young woman named Viola finds herself torn from her tw...

Info about Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Seasons: 2

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Countries: Russia, United Kingdom

Genres:Comedy, Drama, Adventure, Horror, Family, War, Animation, Romance