The Last King
Charles II: The Power & the Passion
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.
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Screenplay
Cast
Rufus Sewell
Charles II
Rupert Graves
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Charlie Creed-Miles
James, Duke of York
Christian Coulson
James, Duke of Monmouth
Shirley Henderson
Catharine of Braganza
Martin Freeman
Lord Shaftesbury
Helen McCrory
Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine
Peter Wight
Ormonde
Tabitha Wady
Anne Hyde
Robert East
Arlington