Season 3
Episodes
1. The Taming of the Shrew
1980-10-23
Classic comedy by William Shakespeare. Petruchio is determined to mold the shrewish Katharina into a suitable wife, both for her dowry and for the challenge of overcoming her fearsome reputation.
2. The Merchant of Venice
1980-12-17
BBC televisation of William Shakespeare's classic comedy about prejudice, love, loss and gain.
3. All's Well That Ends Well
1981-01-04
Shakespearean comedy. A woman goes to extraordinary lengths to win the man she loves. Helena, a ward of the Countess, has set her sights on Bertram, the Countess's son.
4. The Winter's Tale
1981-02-08
Classic play by William Shakespeare, considered either a comedy or a romance. One of Shakespeare's last works, the play also contains tragic elements that weave throughout the work.
5. Timon of Athens
1981-04-16
When wealthy and famously generous nobleman Timon of Athens discovers the true state of his financial position, his former friends abandon him, and in disgust he retreats to a cave to rail against humanity.
6. Antony and Cleopatra
1981-05-08
Shakespeare's classic story of Mark Antony, Roman military leader and triumvir, who is madly in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt.