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The Trial of Richard III

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A modern trial by jury at the Old Bailey of one of the most famous events in English history. Conducted on the afternoon and evening of 21st February, 1984, it was held almost 500 years after the death of the last of the Plantagenet Kings, King Richard III, on Bosworth Field, the last of the English monarchs to die in battle. The charges are that King Richard III did, in or about the month of August, 1483, in the Tower of London, murder Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, and Prince Richard, Duke of York. Presiding over the case is Lord Elwyn-Jones, the former Lord Chancellor, and he is ably supported by two of Britain’s leading criminal Queen’s Counsels. A fascinating trial which presents evidence which offers the viewer the opportunity to join the jury in weighing the evidence and reaching his or her own verdict before discovering that of the television jury.

Featured Crew

Graham C. Williams
Director
Richard Drewett
Writer
Richard Drewett
Producer
Mark Redhead
Associate Producer
Bryan Bagge
Production Design
Sue Thomson
Costume Design
Sandy McFarlane
Makeup Artist
Roger Allsopp
Production Manager

Cast

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Frederick Elwyn Jones
Self - The Judge
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Kenneth Waller
Clerk of the Court
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Jeffrey Richards
Self - Witness for the Prosecution #1
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Jean Ross
Self - Witness for the Prosecution #2
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A.J. Pollard
Self - Witness for the Prosecution #3
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David Starkey
Self - Witness for the Prosecution #4
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Alexandra Wedgwood
Self - Witness for the Defence #1
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Anne F. Sutton
Self - Witness for the Defence #2
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Jeremy Potter
Self - Witness for the Defence #3