Trivia

The week prior to the screening of this episode in the U.K. and the U.S., Richard II (1978) was repeated as a lead-in to the trilogy. The episode also began with Richard's death scene from the previous play.

Part of the long running BBC Television Shakespeare project which ran between 1978 and 1985.

Jon Finch, as the king, was six years older than David Gwillim who plays his son.