Film

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

• Period drama

The BBC's 1984 *Pericles* is a deeply strange Shakespeare adaptation that leans into the play's fairytale chaos rather than fighting it. Shipwrecks, separations, resurrections, and miraculous reunions tumble across the screen with the logic of dream and myth. It's for viewers who want Shakespeare at its most unbound by realism, with Juliet Stevenson and Amanda Redman anchoring the fantastical narrative. Expect baroque plot machinery, not psychological depth.