1st Assistant Editor - King Lear

Director: Richard Eyre

Editor: Dan Farrell

Playground UK/BBC/Amazon

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Shakespear’s King Lear is adapted for television in this one off feature length episode. A tyrant king (Anthony Hopkins) decides to give his kingdom to his three daughters (Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh) - the size of the section they each get is dependent on their ability to express their love for him. The eldest sisters shower him with adulation and adoration but the youngest is more humble and honest in her approach. The fall out from this family drama reveals the true character in each of them as the king descends into madness.