The monstrous power of one of Shakespeare’s most memorable characters, Richard Plantagenet, emerges in Henry VI, Part 3, a portent of things to come.

The Yorkists have been temporarily victorious as well as the Duke of York has assumed the throne, however the Lancastrians, led by Queen Margaret, counter-attack. As the fortunes of battle shift, both the innocent and the guilty are swept up in the maelstrom. And more and more dominant amid the chaos is the sinister physique of the crook-backed Richard, Duke of Gloucester.

David Tennant takes on Henry VI, and Kelly Hunter has Queen Margaret. Clive Merrison is the Duke of York, Stephen Boxer can be Edward IV, and John Bowe is definitely Warwick. Richard of Gloucester is definitely performed by David Troughton.