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Guy Jenkin (writer)
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16 December 2003 (UK)
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(Credited cast)| 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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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.
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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.
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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 :-)