The Spread of the Eagle

50min

Drama

A nine-part serial adaptation featuring dramatisations of three of William Shakespeare's iconic plays: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony & Cleopatra.

Production Companies

BBC

BBC TV

Episodes

Cast

The Hero

1. The Hero

52min

3rd May 1963

(Covers Coriolanus, Acts I and II)

The Voices

2. The Voices

50min

10th May 1963

(Covers Coriolanus, Acts II, III, and IV)

The Outcast

3. The Outcast

49min

17th May 1963

(Covers Coriolanus, Acts IV and V)

The Colossus

4. The Colossus

50min

24th May 1963

(Covers Julius Caesar, Acts I and II)

The Fifteenth

5. The Fifteenth

52min

31st May 1963

(Covers Julius Caesar, Acts II, III, and IV)

The Revenge

6. The Revenge

50min

7th Jun 1963

(Covers Julius Caesar, Acts IV and V)

The Serpent

7. The Serpent

1h

14th Jun 1963

(Covers Antony and Cleopatra, Acts I and II)

The Alliance

8. The Alliance

51min

21st Jun 1963

(Covers Antony and Cleopatra, Acts II, III, and IV)

The Monument

9. The Monument

50min

28th Jun 1963

(Covers Antony and Cleopatra, Acts IV and V)

First air date

3rd May 1963

Last air date

5th Jul 1963

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Original language

en

Networks