The production values were fine and at their best lavish, with a lot of homework and care put clearly into the costumes and settings, with lots of evocative detail. Of previous adaptations of the play, do personally prefer the Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh films but still consider it better than the still interesting BBC Television Shakespeare production. 'The Hollow Crown's' version of 'Henry V' is very well done with many fantastic merits, but a slight disappointment compared to what became before.
Though 'Richard II' superb and loved both parts of 'Henry IV' just as much and equally (with Part 2 getting the marginal superior edge) so of course there were high hopes for this. Season 1, aka The Henriad tetralogy, of 'The Hollow Crown' (made up of 'Richard II', both parts of 'Henry IV' and 'Henry V'), is a great way to make these historical plays better known and more accessible.
Just for the record, really love Shakespeare and have done since studying 'Macbeth' and 'Twelfth Night', two of my favourites of his, in Year 6. Do consider it one of his better historical plays along with 'Richard III'. 'Henry V' is not one of my favourites of Shakespeare's plays, though am not sure whether it would be counted as a lesser play in my book because it does have a lot of powerful text (the Crispin's Day speech being one of the bard's finest) and an interesting titular character.
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