TV The Wars of the Roses - Season 1 Episode 1 : Henry VI The Wars of the Roses - Season 1 Episode 1 : Henry VI 9/10 by 1 users First part of the RSC's landmark production of The Wars of the Roses, adapted by John Barton. Details Casts Posters Images Title The Wars of the Roses - Season 1 Episode 1 : Henry VI Alternative Titles First Air Date 1965-04-08 Last Air Date 1965-04-22 Number of Episodes 0 Number of Seasons 1 Genres , Networks BBC One, Casts David Warner, Peggy Ashcroft, Donald Burton, Alan Tucker, David Hargreaves, Brewster Mason, Charles Kay, Roy Dotrice, William Squire, Roger Jones, John Normington Plot Keywords , King Henry VI David Warner Queen Margaret Peggy Ashcroft Exeter Donald Burton Prince Edward Alan Tucker Norfolk / Third Citizen David Hargreaves Warwick Brewster Mason Clarence / The Dauphin Charles Kay King Edward IV / Jack Cade / Edward Roy Dotrice Buckingham / Suffolk William Squire Second Citutzen / Second Watch / Third Watch Roger Jones Young Clifford / Bedford / Simpcox John Normington Somerset / 2nd Murderer Philip Brack Richard Ian Holm Burgundy / Hastings Hugh Sullivan Smith / First Watch / First Citizen Marshall Jones Messenger / Messenger to York / 3rd Messenger Anthony Boden Episodes List The Wars of the Roses Season 1 :Episode 1 Henry VI Henry VI 1965-04-08 The Wars of the Roses was a 1963 theatrical adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI &... The Wars of the Roses Season 1 :Episode 2 Edward IV Edward IV 1965-04-15 The Wars of the Roses was a 1963 theatrical adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI &... The Wars of the Roses Season 1 :Episode 3 Richard III Richard III 1965-04-22 The Wars of the Roses was a 1963 theatrical adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI &...