TV series
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992–1994, English, on BBC Two. Created by Christopher Grace.
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 12
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Ended in 1994
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Latest episode
S2 E6: Othello
Aired 14 December 1994
Seasons 2
Cast & crew
- Christopher GraceCreator
- Richard PearceLucentio (voice) · 2 ep
- Alec McCowenNarrator (voice) · 2 ep
- John WarnerGremio / Servant / Tailor (voice) · 2 ep
- Gerald JamesMalvolio (voice) · 2 ep
- Stephen ThorneStephano (voice) · 2 ep
- Brendan Charleson1st Murderer / Messenger (voice) · 2 ep
- Suzanne BurdenAnne (voice) · 2 ep
- Jonathan TaflerCamillo (voice) · 2 ep
- Garard GreenDuke Senior / Adam (voice) · 2 ep
- Stefan BednarczykAmiens / Lord (voice) · 2 ep
- Michael KitchenPolixenes (voice) · 2 ep
- Patrick BrennanRichmond / 2nd Murderer (voice) · 2 ep
Details
- First aired
- 9 November 1992
- Last aired
- 14 December 1994
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales has 2 seasons and 12 episodes, about 25 minutes each.
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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who created Shakespeare: The Animated Tales?
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales was created by Christopher Grace and stars Richard Pearce, Alec McCowen, John Warner.