BBC Television Shakespeare the abandoned production of "Much Ado About Nothing". It was repeated on 22 June 1981. The "Prefaces to Shakespeare" episode for "The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight" was presented by Donald Sinden, who had played Henry in a 1969 RCS production directed by Trevor Nunn. The "Shakespeare in Perspective" episode was presented by novelist and literary scholar Anthony Burgess. Cast The week prior to the screening of this episode in both the UK and the US, the first-season episode "King Richard the Second" was repeated as a lead-in to the trilogy. The episode also began
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film) of the humor, the performances, and Branagh's lively direction, of which he wrote, "This film cements Branagh's status as a great director of Shakespeare, and perhaps of film in general, as well." Conversely, Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" wrote the film a negative review, praising some moments as "invigorating fun", but ultimately calling it "overripe." Most of the negative criticisms focused on particular casting choices, notably Keanu Reeves as Don John, and Michael Keaton as Dogberry. For his performance in the film, Reeves was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor, where he lost to Woody Harrelson