Learn about The Hollow Crown with these stunning pictures
| July 23, 2013 at 10:30 PM EDTLike most of America, you’re probably having a bit of a Tom Hiddleston moment. This makes it perfect timing to see his performances in The Hollow Crown.
Yes, this is another Downton Abbey type of situation. The Hollow Crown first aired in the UK on BBC Two. And now PBS is bringing it to Americans. It was produced by Sam Mendes. Each episode had a director of both significant British fame and talent.
What is The Hollow Crown about?
It adapts the four plays in William Shakespeare’s the Henriad:
Richard II
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
The Hollow Crown stars:
Recognizable names such as Clemence Poesy, James Purefoy, Jeremy Irons, and Tom Hiddleston are involved. Below is a full run-down.
Richard II | Ben Whishaw as King Richard II Rory Kinnear as Bolingbroke Clémence Poésy as Queen Isabella\Anne David Suchet as Duke of York David Morrissey as Northumberland Patrick Stewart as John of Gaunt James Purefoy as Mowbray |
Director: Rupert Goold |
Henry IV, Part I | Jeremy Irons as King Henry IV Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff Julie Walters as Mistress Quickly Alun Armstrong as Northumberland Joe Armstrong as Hotspur |
Director: Richard Eyre |
Henry IV, Part II | Jeremy Irons as King Henry IV Tom Hiddleston as Prince Hal Simon Russell Beale as Falstaff Julie Walters as Mistress Quickly Alun Armstrong as Northumberland |
Director: Richard Eyre |
Henry V | Tom Hiddleston as King Henry V Mélanie Thierry as Princess Katherine Richard Griffiths as Duke of Burgundy Julie Walters as Mistress Quickly John Hurt as The Chorus Lambert Wilson as French King Geraldine Chaplin as Alice Edward Akrout as Louis the Dauphin |
Director: Thea Sharrock |
Clemence Poesey as Queen Isabella
Jeremy Irons as Henry IV talking to Prince Hal, played by Tom Hiddleston
Tom Hiddleston in Henry IV.
Julie Walters plays Mistress Quickly in the films
Paterson Joseph as the Duke of York
Michelle Dockery as Kate Percy
Alun Armstrong and Niamh Cusack as the Earl of Northumberland and Lady Northumberland, alongside Michelle Dockery
Lambert Wilson plays Charles VI of France
Ben Whishaw as Richard II
Rory Kinnear plays Henry Bolingbroke
Tom Hiddleston in The Hollow Crown
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The Hollow Crown season premiere on PBS is September 20 at 9 p.m. on PBS.