Season 3 (1980)
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1. The Taming of the Shrew
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.
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2h 6min
October 23, 1980
2. The Merchant of Venice
BBC televisation of William Shakespeare's classic comedy about prejudice, love, loss and gain.
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2h 37min
December 17, 1980
3. All's Well That Ends Well
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.
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2h 22min
January 4, 1981
4. The Winter's Tale
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.
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2h 53min
February 8, 1981
5. Timon of Athens
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.
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2h 8min
April 16, 1981
6. Antony and Cleopatra
Shakespeare's classic story of Mark Antony, Roman military leader and triumvir, who is madly in love with Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt.
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2h 50min
May 8, 1981