Masterpiece Episode: "King Lear"

Season 28, Episode 1
Episode Synopsis: The 28th season begins with Richard Eyre's adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy “King Lear.” Ian Holm stars as the aged king who falls into madness. Cordelia: Victoria Hamilton. Goneril: Barbara Flynn. Regan: Amanda Redman. Edmund: Finbar Lynch. Gloucester: Timothy West. Original Air Date: Oct 11, 1998
Guest Cast Victoria Hamilton: Cordelia Finbar Lynch: Edmund William Osborne: Oswald Nicholas Bailey: Burgundy Michael Simkins: Cornwall Amanda Redman: Regan Michael Bryant: Fool Timothy West: Gloucester Harry Jones: Old Man Adrian Levine: France Ian Holm: King Lear David Lyon: Albany Paul Rhys: Edgar David Burke: Kent Barbara Flynn: Goneril
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Premiered: January 10, 1971, on PBS
Rating: TV-PG
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