The actor, who played Jim Moriarty alongside Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock, appeared in the Shakespeare theatre production in London last year.
The production also stars Angus Wright as Claudius, Jessica Brown Findlay as Ophelia and Juliet Stevenson as Gertrude.
Directed by Robert Icke, the modern-dress show was filmed during the 2017 run at the Almeida Theatre before it was transferred to the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre for a limited season following the sell-out run.
Now a televised version will air on BBC2 tonight.
When does BBC’s Hamlet with Andrew Scott air?
BBC Two viewers will get front row seats to the stunning production tonight, with Hamlet to air at 9pm on BBC2 on Saturday, March 31.
The broadcast promises “a front-row seat at the innovative production”.
BBC2 Controller Patrick Holland said, “Andrew Scott’s Hamlet is utterly thrilling. His performance makes each familiar word of the play feel like it is being newly discovered.
“The staging in a modern-day Denmark makes for a startlingly resonant and challenging production. I am delighted that it is coming to BBC2.”
The show saw a sell-out run at the almeida, before it moved to the Harold Pinter where it was equally packed every night.
In her five-star review for WhatsOnStage, Sarah Crompton said Andrew Scott provided “an outstanding performance on a truly memorable night.”
Director Robert Icke said: “It has been a real joy to work with such a gifted and dedicated company of actors on bringing this most-famous play to audiences in 2017.
“The production has been on a wonderful journey from the Almeida to the West End, and I am very much looking forward to this next step on BBC Two.
“To be able to offer our version of Hamlet to as wide and diverse an audience as possible has always been of paramount importance to us, and now we are thrilled to be able to bring it to people across the country.”
The programme was commissioned by Patrick Holland, Controller, BBC Two and Emma Cahusac, Commissioning Editor, Arts and is produced by John Wyver at Illuminations Television.
The play, which is set in Denmark, sees Prince Hamlet wreak his revenge upon his uncle, Claudius, after being visited by the ghost of his father, King Hamlet.
Claudius had murdered his own brother and seized the throne, also marrying his deceased brother’s widow.
Hamlet is Shakespeare’s longest play.
Hamlet airs on BBC Two on March 31 at 9pm.
