The jealous King Leontes falsely accuse his wife Hermione of infidelity with his best friend, and she dies. Leontes exiles his newborn daughter Perdita, who is raised by shepherds for sixteen years and falls in love with the son of Leontes' friend. When Perdita returns home, a statue of Hermione "comes to life", and everyone is reconciled.

• Time-Life Television Productions
• BBC
• Jeremy Kemp
• Robert Stephens
• Anna Calder-Marshall
• Margaret Tyzack
• David Burke
• John Welsh
• Cyril Luckham
• Rikki Fulton