A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III),which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England, a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. It was based on the 1963 theatre adaptation by John Barton, and directed by Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

• Royal Shakespeare Company
• David Warner
• Janet Suzman
• Peggy Ashcroft
• Donald Sinden
• Paul Hardwick
• Roy Dotrice
• Ian Holm
• Susan Engel