High-resolution output (1080x1920) client-rendered with zero server egress bandwidth.
📊 Series Specifications
Network BBC One
Episode Runtime ~170 min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 3
Original Language EN
Creator John Barton
The Wars of the Roses (1965)
Created by John Barton
⏱️
Ended Series Status:
This series has concluded and all seasons are available for tracking.
Synopsis
An epic chronicle of the dysfunctional Plantagenet family from the accession of the young Henry to the death of Richard, last of the Plantagenets. The vacillations of the priestly Henry lead to ungentlemanly behaviour, civil war, treason, murder, regicide, fratricide, and the relentless pursuit of power so characteristic of the Renaissance.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (Miniseries)
3 Episodes E1 Henry VI
Abridged versions of 1 Henry VI and 2 Henry VI up to Act 3, Scene 2 (Winchester's death).
E2 Edward IV
A newly written scene followed by 2 Henry VI from Act 4, Scene 1 (the introduction of Jack Cade) onwards, and an abridged version of 3 Henry VI.
E3 Richard III
Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.