Starring: Bill Paterson, Sharon Small, Joseph Millson, Shirley Henderson, Andrew Barclay, Keeley Hawes, Olivia Colman, Imelda Staunton, Sarah Parish, Martin Jarvis, Johnny Vegas, Barry Ward, Derek Riddell, Toby Kebbell, Vincent Regan, Jaime Murray, Stephen Tompkinson, Richard Armitage, Twiggy, Rupert Evans, James McAvoy, Damian Lewis, Lennie James, Zoe Tapper, Philip Whitchurch, Billie Piper, Rufus Sewell, Tom Ellis

Directed by: Ed Fraiman, Mark Brozel, David Richards, Brian Percival

SHAKESPEARE RETOLD

Four of William Shakespeare's best known plays re-interpreted into modern settings, by some of Britain's leading contemporary television writers.

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' - Adapted by Peter Bowker ('Blackpool') and starring Imelda Staunton, Bill Patterson, Rupert Evans and Johnny Vegas. This rewritten version takes place during a weekend in a holiday park. Theo and Polly have come to Dream Park to celebrate their daughter Hermia's engagement. But the course of true love never did run smooth, and the night ahead holds revelations, fairies, transformations and plenty of love juice.

'The Taming Of The Shrew' - Starring Twiggy and Stephen Tompkinson, Jamie Murray and Rufus Sewell this re-working is adapted by Sally Wainwright ('The Canterbury Tales'). Katherine Minola is a succesful politician, tipped for the leadership of her party. The only problem is that her awful temper has left her a 38 year old singleton and everyone, from her party chairman to her sister, wants her to get married. Is passionate eccentric Petruchio the answer to her prayers?

'Much Ado About Nothing' - Featuring Sarah Parish as Beatrice, presenter of a popular early evening news show whose ex-lover and arch enemy Bendrick (played by Damian Lewis) is hired as her co-anchor. Billie Piper stars as the weather girl in this reworking by David Nicholls ('Cold Feet'). When the bickering between broadcasters Beatrice and Benedick gets too much to take, their colleagues at South West TV come up with a cunning plan to shut the pair up. Meanwhile, lovely weathergirl Hero and dashing reporter Claude are a match made in heaven - but does everyone want to see them so happy?

'Macbeth' - Written by Peter Moffat ('Cambridge Spies') and starring the up-and-coming James McAvory and Keeley Hawes. Top chef Joe Macbeth has worked hard to make Duncan Docherty's restaurant a success. So, when he's told it'll all be his one day, what's to stop him taking it now?

Technical Details

Certification: 12
Duration: 320 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Cat. No: AV9348(ACORN MEDIA UK LTD)
Category: Drama:General

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