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Rufus Sewell | ... | ||
Rupert Graves | ... | ||
Charlie Creed-Miles | ... |
James, Duke of York
4 episodes, 2003
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Christian Coulson | ... |
James, Duke of Monmouth
4 episodes, 2003
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Shirley Henderson | ... | ||
Martin Freeman | ... |
Lord Shaftesbury
4 episodes, 2003
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Helen McCrory | ... |
Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine
4 episodes, 2003
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Peter Wight | ... |
Ormonde
3 episodes, 2003
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Tabitha Wady | ... |
Anne Hyde
3 episodes, 2003
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Robert East | ... |
Arlington
3 episodes, 2003
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Dorian Lough | ... |
Clifford
3 episodes, 2003
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Ian McDiarmid | ... |
Sir Edward Hyde
2 episodes, 2003
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Graham McTavish | ... |
Captain
2 episodes, 2003
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Diana Rigg | ... | ||
Robert Cavanah | ... |
Rochester
2 episodes, 2003
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Shaun Dingwall | ... |
Earl of Danby
2 episodes, 2003
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Nick Bagnall | ... |
Hopkins
2 episodes, 2003
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Mélanie Thierry | ... |
Louise de Kéroualle
2 episodes, 2003
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Albert Welling | ... |
MP #1
2 episodes, 2003
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Jochum ten Haaf | ... |
William of Orange
2 episodes, 2003
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The focus of King Charles II is his court, his squabbling family and his glamorous mistresses - from the high-born and promiscuous Barbara Villiers through folk heroine and sex symbol of the day Nell Gwynne to the French spy Louise de Keroualle. It is an original take on a historical period written by award-winning screenwriter Adrian Hodges, whose credits include David Copperfield and The Lost World, which penetrates to the heart of the charismatic monarch who was deeply traumatised by the execution of his father. Written by Anonymous
It's a great movie, even for a person who's not much into the history. Makes one think about political and social processes that one witnesses today, and reasons behind global decisions that are often hidden.
Rufus Sewell is excellent as Charles, royal but still very human, which just makes you feel an affection for the person he portrays. Rupert Graves is extremely convincing as Buckingham. The movie has an excellent pace, a very appropriate one for a historical drama, and never boring, which is (honestly) a rare thing to find in the genre. Also, makes you want to dig into the history of the period, which I did.
Overall, very much worth seeing.