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Charles 2
2003
The life of Charles II (who reigned from 1660-1685) is retold in this lavish drama. Charles (Sewell) having already been declared King during his exile, had entered into negotiations to return to the throne following the death of Oliver Cromwell. This resulted in Charles signing the Declaration of Breda which allowed him to .. Read more
| Starring | Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Diana Rigg, Ian McDiarmid |
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| Director | Joe Wright |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
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Charles 2
The life of Charles II (who reigned from 1660-1685) is retold in this lavish drama. Charles (Sewell) having already been declared King during his exile, had entered into negotiations to return to the throne following the death of Oliver Cromwell. This resulted in Charles signing the Declaration of Breda which allowed him to return as King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland; Defender of the Faith. Revealing the public and private life behind the throne, Charles enjoyed many mistresses including actress Nell Gwynn, a French spy Louise De Keroualle and sex addict Barbara Villiers, but refused to divorce his infertile Queen. During the next 25 years of his reign; Charles has to deal with the Plague, the Great Fire of London, and finding a way to work with the Parliament who ordered the death of his father.
| Starring | Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Diana Rigg, Ian McDiarmid, Charlie Creed-Miles, Martin Freeman |
|---|---|
| Director | Joe Wright |
| Studio | BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING |
| Run time | DVD: 4 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 16 Feb 2004 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
Charles 2 (2 discs) (2003)
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This was complete rubbish
Wouldn't have thought you could have made Charles the Second boring, but this managed it. From the historical b***cks school of drama (see also Henry V111)
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Entertainment with history
An excellent reproduction of what I imagine life was like at that time. Rufus Sewell is superb as KCII as is the actress who played Lady Castlemaine. A pity Samuel Pepys was not mentioned once though. Somewhat excessive poetic licence with the Fire of London scene but on the whole a thoroughly enjoyable few hours entertainment.
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