British plays adapted for television

tragedy by William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.

upright=1.2|thumb|A poster for a American production of Macbeth, starring Thomas W. Keene. Depicted, counter-clockwise from top-left, are: Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches, the aftermath of the murder of Duncan, Banquo's ghost, Macbeth dueling Macduff, and Macbeth.

thumb|Othello and Desdemona in Venice by [[Théodore Chassériau, 1850]]

tragedy by William Shakespeare

play by William Shakespeare

play written by Oscar Wilde

play written by Shakespeare

play written by Oscar Wilde

play by Oscar Wilde

play written by George Bernard Shaw

play by Oscar Wilde

comedy of manners by Noël Coward

comic stage play written by J. M. Barrie

play by George Bernard Shaw

play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

play written by Joe Orton