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Hamlet (1961–1961)
TV Series | 25 min | Drama

Hamlet (1961–1961)

TV Series | 25 min | Drama

Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.

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Directors

Tania Lieven | Prudence Nesbitt

Writer

William Shakespeare (play) (text)

Producer

Tania Lieven

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Updated Sep 14, 1961

Release date (First episode)

Sep 14, 1961 (United Kingdom)

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39 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Barry Foster Hamlet Hamlet See fewer	5	Frenzy (1972)
Jennifer Daniel Ophelia Ophelia See fewer	5	Wuthering Heights (1992)
Sydney Tafler Claudius Claudius See fewer	5	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Patricia Jessel Gertrude Gertrude See fewer	5	The City of the Dead (1960)
William Russell Hamlet Hamlet See fewer	5	The Great Escape (1963)
Margaretta Scott Gertrude Gertrude See fewer	5	All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
Bernard Kay Horatio Horatio See fewer	4	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Ernest Clark Commentator / Self - Introduction Commentator / Self - Introduction See fewer	5	Gandhi (1982)
Clive Morton Polonius Polonius See fewer	5	Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Mark Dignam Claudius Claudius See fewer	5	Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Neville Jason Horatio Horatio See fewer	4	From Russia with Love (1963)
Nicholas Hawtrey Guildenstern Guildenstern See fewer	4	French Kiss (1995)
Colin Pinney Player / Sailor Player / Sailor See fewer	4	As You Like It (1963)
William Marlowe Captain / Player King Captain / Player King See fewer	3	Wuthering Heights (1967)
Michael Aldridge Polonius Polonius See fewer	3	The Black Tulip (1956)
David Sumner Laertes Laertes See fewer	3	Fog for a Killer (1962)
Kenneth Gilbert Bernardo Bernardo See fewer	3	Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973)
Michael Spice Marcellus Marcellus See fewer	3	Doctor Who (1963)
Thane Bettany Rosencrantz Rosencrantz See fewer	3	The Talisman (1980)
Anthony Gardner Messenger / Player Queen Messenger / Player Queen See fewer	3	The Taming of The Shrew (1967)
James Sharkey Laertes Laertes See fewer	4	Theatre Night (1957)
Christopher Gilmore Marcellus Marcellus See fewer	3	Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
Howard Daley Bernardo Bernardo See fewer	3	The Avengers (1961)
Peter Copley Ghost Ghost See fewer	2	Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Terence Bayler Player King Player King See fewer	2	Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Robert James 1st Player 1st Player See fewer	2	Blake's 7 (1978)
Henry Oscar Ghost Ghost See fewer	3	The Four Feathers (1939)
Nicholas Amer Rosencrantz Rosencrantz See fewer	3	Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Bernard Brown Fortinbras Fortinbras See fewer	2	Barnaby Rudge (1960)
Ian Whittaker Player Queen Player Queen See fewer	2	Howards End (1992)
Allan Mitchell Francisco Francisco See fewer	2	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Edward Rhodes Guildenstern Guildenstern See fewer	3	The Avengers (1961)
Alan Edwards 1st Player / Lucianus 1st Player / Lucianus See fewer	2	The Children of the New Forest (1955)
June Watts Ophelia Ophelia See fewer	2	The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
Peter Cellier Osric Osric See fewer	1	A Room with a View (1985)
Norman Bird Gravedigger Gravedigger See fewer	1	Maniac (1963)
Anthony Sagar Gravedigger Gravedigger See fewer	1	Swallows and Amazons (1963)
Martin Worth Self - Commentator Self - Commentator See fewer	1	The Borderers (1968)
Patrick Crean Priest Priest See fewer	1	War and Peace (1956)