The power and the passion is a british television film in four episodes, broadcast on bbc. Lady castlemaine sleeping with the duke of monmouth the teenage son of her lover, charles ii. The power and the passion featuring rufus sewell and rupert graves has one or more episodes streaming with subscription on prime video, streaming. Rufus sewell victoria stars as the charismatic monarch. Queen elizabeth reportedly called camilla wicked after. The power and passion of charles ii also stars shirley henderson as charles longsuffering wife, catherine. The power and the passion season 1 episode 1 online episode one. The power and the passion 2003, as barbara villiers, countess of castlemaine, and in supporting roles in such films as interview with the vampire 1994, charlotte gray 2001, the count of monte cristo 2002, and casanova 2005.
Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Rufus sewell stars in a fourpart dramatisation of the life of the charismatic monarch. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. The original british version is a four part series. Despite all this, he nurtured the wittiest, most decadent royal court of all time, while entertaining an array of magnificent mistresses from. The chronicle of charles ii s time on the throne, his tenyear exile from oliver cromwells england, and his triumphant return. King charles ii was one of britains most charismatic monarchs. Cromwell warts and all tells the story of oliver cromwell and.
The power and the passion penniless and powerless, after nearly a decade in exile from republican england. Charles s impetuous brother and heir to the throne, james, duke of york, complicates matters with his conversion to catholicism. A lavish costume romp of the first order charles ii tells the story of the lives and loves of the restoration king. It was produced by kate harwood, directed by joe wright and written by screenwriter adrian hodges, whose credits include david copperfield and the lost world. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. Here you fint both the broadcast episodes as the next episodes. Rufus sewell stars as charles ii in the bafta winning tale of lust, love and loyalty. Television miniseries 2003 bbc one rome triumph 2005 bbc two hbo. Nov 16, 2003 season 1, episode 1 of the series charles ii. Following the execution of his father charles i young charles is forced to flee into exile whilst the new crown protector thomas cromwell assumes the power in england.
Her film roles include gail in trainspotting 1996, jude in the three bridget jones films 20010416, and moaning myrtle in harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002 and harry potter and the goblet of fire 2005. It was produced by kate harwood, directed by joe wright and written by screenwriter adrian hodges, whose credits include david copperfield and the. Watch charles ii the power and the passion season 1 prime. The power a nd the passion is a television show that depicts the life of charles ii from before his restoration to the throne in 1660. With rufus sewell, rupert graves, charlie creedmiles, christian coulson. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. The power, passion, and politics of a life in gymnastics full online. A 2003 bbc series about the life and reign of charles ii. The series premiered on sun nov 16, 2003 on bbc one and the making of charles ii. The power and the passion tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. London was decimated by the plague and the great fire, while englands resources were constantly depleted by wars with holland and france. The power and the passion 3 historical rpf 1 baroque cycle neal stephenson 1 include characters charles ii of england 2 barbara villiers 1 others 1 catherine of braganza 1 george villiers 2nd duke of buckingham 1 james scott duke of monmouth 1 anthony ashley cooper 1st earl of shaftesbury 1.
With the prospect of a catholic king an anathema to the protestant english, barbara is busy priming charles s eldest son, monmouth, for greatness. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page where you can join us as a member. Charles ii the power and the passion season 1 19 7. Shirley henderson born 24 november 1965 is a scottish actress. Nov 01, 2016 a lavish costume romp of the first order charles ii tells the story of the lives and loves of the restoration king. Here you will find all the episodes of the seriescharles ii. One of the better bbc costume dramas of recent years, 2003s charles ii. The power and the passion is a british television film in four episodes, broadcast on bbc one in. Charles ii the power and the passion bbc2 2003, rufus. Intrigue and decadence reign in this racy drama about king charles ii. With the prospect of a catholic king an anathema to the protestant english, barbara is busy priming charless eldest son, monmouth, for greatness. The power and the passion episode air dates and to stay in touch with charles ii. The power, passion and defiance of prince charles, details a boozy night at balmoral castle in the summer of 1998 a year after princess dianas death when the.
In all fairness to her, this seems to have been made up for the series. The power and the passion is a 60 minute dramahistory starring shirley henderson as catharine of braganza, rufus sewell as charles ii and emma pierson as nell gwynn. The power and the passion, season 1 episode 3, is available to watch and stream on bbc. This article is within the scope of wikiproject british tvshows, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of british television shows on wikipedia. Penniless and powerless, after nearly a decade in exile from republican england, charles iis oldest and dearest friend, the duke of buckingham, abandons him and returns home to make his peace with cromwell. Her other films include topsyturvy 1999, wilbur wants to kill himself 2002, frozen 2005, miss.
This lush historical drama portrays charles rufus sewell as a man full of greed, ambition and lust for power, and for beautiful women. Charles ii is devastated by the execution of his father in 1649, and is determined to avoid the same fate by controlling the throne of england with absolute power. Charless impetuous brother and heir to the throne, james, duke of york, complicates matters with his conversion to catholicism. Charles stuart is restored to the throne after years spent in exile from republican. Fortunately, rufus sewell is admirable throughout as the saturnine, witty monarch who has retained popular fondness down the centuries in spite of his conscientious adherence to the bad and losing. The power and the passion next episode air date and your others favorite tv shows. The charistmatic and conflicted king charles ii is, unsurprisingly, the focus of the british boob tube miniseries charles ii. Charles ii was, in many ways, a head of his time with religious tolerance and it was nice to see that included in this series when it could have chosen to just focus on the salacious. It was produced by kate harwood, directed by joe wright and written by awardwinning screenwriter adrian hodges, whose credits include david copperfield and the lost world. The four hourlong episodes cover the restoration, the plague and the fire of london, the secret treaties with france and the popish plot, as well as giving us a fair bit of charless moderately happy marriage to catherine shirley henderson in the most hideously accurate historical hairdos. The power and the passion a good example of how historic royals are fair game, this bbc production looks at the feckless and lazy side of this 17th century british monarch, restored to the throne after the death of his fathers nemesis oliver cromwell. London was decimated by the plague and the great fire, while englands resources.
Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on. With no sign of a royal pregnancy, the succession is a thorny issue. The power and the passion depends very strongly on its central performance. This article is within the scope of wikiproject bbc, an attempt to better organise information in articles related to the bbc. The power and the passion, the bafta award winning, twopart drama set in the. Watch charles ii the power and the passion season 1. Jun, 2018 king charles ii was one of britains most charismatic monarchs. The power and the passion is a british television film in four episodes, broadcast on bbc one in 2003, and produced by the bbc in. The chronicle of charles iis time on the throne, his tenyear exile from oliver cromwells england, and. Dont get me wrong, this series covers most of the more salacious aspects of his reign but it also includes some more serious issues that were faces during his time.