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I should probably watch them all over again…. The films are part of an adaptation of Shakespeare's second historical tetralogy. There was so much to say – even before the "Wars" had begun. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Richard III in the new BBC Two series The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses. It is a brave man who would want to out-do Shakespeare! The ability of these Hollow Crown productions to tell the story which leads ultimately to the "Wars of the Roses" was admirable. Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hollow Crown (2012). Without wishing to name names, I saw one version of "Much Ado About Nothing" where the comedy in the text was entirely lost because the director and his cast insisted on inventing and adding their own comedy instead. The Hollow Crown: With Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale, Tom Georgeson, John Mackay. No, they do not! Furthermore, good presentation of Shakespeare is so often ruined by over enthusiasm on the part of the performers. Filmed on location, seen on PBSs Great Performances. Twaddle! Ideas like that permeate school English classrooms where failed actors teach gullible pupils that iambic pentameters rule. Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Hugh Bonneville, and Sophie Okonedo star. What distinguishes these hollow crown productions from their predecessors is the crystal clarity of the text as delivered by the cast – well done everyone! It is so easy to fall into the trap of believing that the text is to be delivered as verse.