The Last King (TV mini-series 2003)
"Charles II: The Power & the Passion" (original title)

Cast

Series cast summary:
	Rufus Sewell	...	Charles II (4 episodes, 2003)
	Rupert Graves	...	George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham (4 episodes, 2003)
	Charlie Creed-Miles	...	James, Duke of York (4 episodes, 2003)
	Christian Coulson	...	James, Duke of Monmouth (4 episodes, 2003)
	Shirley Henderson	...	Catharine of Braganza (4 episodes, 2003)
	Martin Freeman	...	Lord Shaftesbury (4 episodes, 2003)
	Helen McCrory	...	Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine (4 episodes, 2003)
	Peter Wight	...	Ormonde (3 episodes, 2003)
	Tabitha Wady	...	Anne Hyde (3 episodes, 2003)
	Robert East	...	Arlington (3 episodes, 2003)
	Dorian Lough	...	Clifford (3 episodes, 2003)
	Ian McDiarmid	...	Sir Edward Hyde (2 episodes, 2003)
	Graham McTavish	...	Captain (2 episodes, 2003)
	Diana Rigg	...	Queen Henrietta Maria (2 episodes, 2003)
	Robert Cavanah	...	Rochester (2 episodes, 2003)
	Shaun Dingwall	...	Earl of Danby (2 episodes, 2003)
	Nick Bagnall	...	Hopkins (2 episodes, 2003)
	Mélanie Thierry	...	Louise de Kéroualle (2 episodes, 2003)
	Albert Welling	...	MP #1 (2 episodes, 2003)
	Jochum ten Haaf	...	William of Orange (2 episodes, 2003)

Storyline

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  

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