Great British Theatre Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Ian McKellen on Stage

With stories and anecdotes from his illustrious career on stage and screen, Ian McKellen performs extracts from his most iconic performances, including Shakespeare's King Lear and Tolkien's Gandalf from Lord of the Rings. Filmed live in London's West End by the National Theatre.

Episode 2

Fleabag

Phoebe Waller-Bridge's one-woman show filmed live in London's West End by the National Theatre. Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig cafe struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

Episode 3

Hamlet

Shakespeare's famous tragedy filmed live in London. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

Episode 4

Frankenstein (Benedict Cumberbatch as the Creature)

119 mins

Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternate roles as Victor Frankenstein and his creation, filmed live at the National Theatre in London. In this version Benedict Cumberbatch plays the creature and Jonny Lee Miller plays Victor Frankenstein. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker.

Episode 5

Frankenstein (Jonny Lee Miller as the Creature)

115 mins

Filmed live at the National Theatre in London. In this version Jonny Lee Miller plays the creature and Benedict Cumberbatch plays Victor Frankenstein. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker.