Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
Derek Jacobi
as King Richard II
John Gielgud
as John of Gaunt
Jon Finch
as Henry Bolingbroke
Wendy Hiller
as Duchess of York
Charles Gray
as Duke of York
Mary Morris
as Duchess of Gloucester
David Swift
as Duke of Northumberland
Clifford Rose
as Bishop of Carlisle
Charles Keating
as Duke of Aumerle
Richard Owens
as Thomas Mowbray
Janet Maw
as Queen
Jeffrey Holland
as Duke of Surrey
