

Edward II
4.8(5 votes)
1970
2h 5m
Drama
History
TV Movie
The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male lover, hated by the nobles, out of exile.
Production
Prospect Theatre Company, BBC
Cast

Ian McKellen
King Edward

Timothy West
Young Mortimer

Diane Fletcher
Queen Isabella

James Laurenson
Piers Gaveston

Robert Eddison
Lightborn/Archbishop of Canterbury

Paul Hardwick
Earl of Warwick/ Sir John Maltravers

Trevor Martin
Earl of Lancaster/ Rice Ap Howell

Andrew Crawford
Old Spencer/ Third poor man

Bette Bourne
Edmund of Kent

David Calder
Young Spencer