Season 1
1993 | 4 Episodes
To Play The King
Documentary, Drama, Comedy, History
- BBC
United Kingdom
English- 2 Seasons (8 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: scripted
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 »
Plot Keywords
based on novel or book
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dirty-tricks
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Company Credits
Production Co: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WGBH
Seasons & Episodes
Season 2
1993 | 4 Episodes
Awards
Awards & NominationsSee full list »
BAFTA TV Award 1994
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Actor
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Actor
Nominee
BAFTA TV Award
Best Film or Video Editor (Fiction/Entertainment)
Nominee
Winner
BAFTA TV Award
Best Original Television Music
Peabody Award 1996
Nominee
Winner
Peabody Award
