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Guy Jenkin (writer)
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16 December 2003 (UK) more
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Steve Coogan ... Samuel Pepys
Lou Doillon ... Elizabeth Pepys
Andrew Harrison ... Clerk Of The Court
Alex Hassell ... Balty
Andy Linden ... John Jones
Ciarán McMenamin ... Will Hewer
Guy Moore ... Captain John Scott
Simon Munnery ... Mad Solomon
Leon Ockenden ... Pembleton

Nathaniel Parker ... Charles II
Tim Pigott-Smith ... Lord Shaftesbury

Miranda Raison ... Deb Willet
Sally Rogers ... Betty Bagwell
Zoe Tapper ... Jane

Danny Webb ... Edward Montagu
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UK:60 min
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All of the soldiers were members of the Sealed Knot Society (an English Civil War re-enactment organization). Several other extras such as the Jailer were also members. more
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Samuel Pepys: They say that when we get to Heaven's gate, St. Peter gives us a book in which all our sins are written. I seem to have done his job for him. more

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Author: Andy Grant (andy_grant) from St. Albans, England

I found this an entertaining one-off which certainly enhanced my knowledge of Pepys above the previous level of "didn't he write a diary at some point in the past?"

Being a fan of Coogan it's always difficult to look beyond your expectations of what he's going to be like based on his well-known previous characters. I'm sure it would have become easier had this been stretched out into a mini-series but there you go.

Interesting to see this so soon after the Charles II Power & Passion mini-series which finished a few weeks back. Being contemporaneous (get me!) the two programmes shared a lot of the historical background and quite a few of the characters.

In summary, well worth watching - even without considering the not-insignificant sexual content and gratuitous boob shots :-)

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