![]() Tom Hiddleston steals the limelight as the youthful Prince Hal, in a performance brimming with energy and vitality, and there's a wide-ranging cast of familiar faces such as Julie Waters in the comedy role. Jeremy Irons is Henry IV, but he has little screen time and he's given little to do other than look weary and loaded with angst. The problem with HENRY IV PART 1 is that I just didn't care too much about any of the central characters. This one offers similar quality, in terms of strong production values and decent performances, except that they're slightly wasted on what turns out to be one of the Bard's weaker plays. ![]() ![]() HENRY IV PART 1 is the second of the Shakespeare histories released under the BBC's HOLLOW CROWN banner, following on from the excellent RICHARD II. ![]()
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