Season 1
1993 | 4 Episodes
To Play The King
Drama, History, Documentary
- BBC
United Kingdom
English- 1 Season (4 Episodes)
- 1993 - 1993
- Ended
Francis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.
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Storyline
Ian Richardson returns as conspirator extraordinaire, Francis Urquhart. Urquhart is pitched into Government with a fantastically slim majority and a hatred of his King who is far too liberal. But the King fights back and dirty...
Country: United Kingdom
Type: miniseries
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 1993
Also Known As: Зайти с короля, KongehusetTo Play the King, The House of Cards Trilogy: To Play the King, Chinta regală, Um Kopf und Krone, Rozgrywajac królem | See more »
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Company Credits
Production Co: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WGBH
CastSee full cast »
Jack Fortune
as Ken Charterhouse
Nicholas Farrell
as David Mycroft
Joanna Archer-Nicholls
as Young Girl
Richard Trice
as PPS
Stan Finni
as Chloe's Pet
Kitty Aldridge
as Sarah Harding
Richard Howard
as John Sarkey
Christopher Owen
as McKenzie
Rowena King
as Chloe Carmichael
John Bleasdale
as Sardonic Journalist
John Bird
as Bryan Brynford-Jones
Michael Howarth
as Dick Caule
Tim Heath
as Male Secretary
Lucy Parker
as Waitress
Tom Karol
as Television Presenter
Seasons & Episodes
Awards
Awards & NominationsSee full list »
BAFTA TV Award 1994
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Actor
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BAFTA TV Award
Best Actor
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BAFTA TV Award
Best Film or Video Editor (Fiction/Entertainment)
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Winner
BAFTA TV Award
Best Original Television Music
Peabody Award 1996
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Winner
Peabody Award
