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Edward the King

Edward the King

Starring: Sir John Gielgud , Timothy West , Annette Crosbie

Directed by: John Gorrie

Produced by: Cecil Clarke

Written by: David Butler , John Gorrie

Meet the man for whom the Edwardian Age was named - an extraordinary monarch who plunged with equal zest into foreign affairs and love affairs!

Item Number: 14903

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Format:
DVD Fullscreen
Region:
1 - More Details
Run time:
11 1/3 Hours
Number of Discs:
4

Meet the man for whom the Edwardian Age was named-an extraordinary monarch who plunged with equal zest into foreign affairs and love affairs! The fascinating life of Edward VII unfolds in an epic drama of passion, power and a lifelong quest for recognition. See how he won the devotion of his people, the hearts of beautiful women and the enmity of his mother, Queen Victoria. Timothy West and Sir John Gielgud star in this splendid, 13-part mini-series filmed in royal residences.

Queen Victoria --- Annette Crosbie
Princess Vicky --- Felicity Kendal
Fritz --- Michael Byrne
Affie --- Ian Gelder
Charles Carrington --- Guy Slater
Prince Albert --- Robert Hardy
Edward VII --- Timothy West
Helena --- Deborah Makepeace
Lord Palmerston --- André Morell
Alice --- Shirley Steedman
Princess Alexandra --- Helen Ryan
Col. Bruce --- Harry Andrews
Queen Louise of Denmark --- Kathleen Byron
John Brown --- William Dysart
George I Of Greece --- Paul Greenhalgh
W. E. Gladstone --- Michael Hordern
Empress Dagmar --- Jane Lapotaire
Duchess of Kent --- Alison Leggatt
Czar Alexandra III --- Bruce Purchase
Edward as a teenager --- Charles Sturridge
Benjamin Disraeli --- John Gielgud
Lillie Langtry --- Francesca Annis
Lord John Russell --- Peter Collingwood
Christian IX --- Anthony Douse
Grant --- Michael Elder
Alexandra of Denmark --- Deborah Grant
Equerry --- Max Hartnell
Hon. Frederick Crichton --- Nigel Havers
Sir James Clark --- Moultrie Kelsall
Charlotte Knellys --- Barbara Laurenson
Lady Macclesfield --- Rhoda Lewis
Wally Paget --- Susan Macready
Oliver Montagu --- John Normington
Louise --- Philippa Robinson
Minnie --- Gwyneth Strong
Baron Stockmar --- Noel Willman
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman --- Geoffrey Bayldon
Lloyd-George --- Geoffrey Beevers
Sir John Fisher --- James Berwick
Tsar Nicholas II --- Michael Billington
Balfour --- Lyndon Brook
Czarina Alexandra --- Meriel Brook
Mrs. Gladstone --- Rosamond Burne
Arthur Wilson --- John Byron
George Lewis --- John Carlin
Randall Davidson --- Dennis Chinnery
Princesse Helene d'Orlean --- Mel Churcher
Luis de Soveral --- Edward de Souza
Asquith --- Basil Dignam
Empress Augusta --- Helen Dorward
Sir William Gordon Cumming --- Donald Douglas
Lord Coventry --- Robert Flemyng
Lord Roseberry --- Edward Hardwicke
Daisy - Princess of Pless --- Jan Harvey
Frederick Ponsonby --- Denis Lill
Princess Mary of Teck --- Judy Loe
Lansdowne --- Angus MacKay
Jeanne Granier --- Hazel McBride
Lt. Gen. Owen Williams --- Clive Morton
Sir Edward Clarke --- Geoffrey Palmer
Lady In Waiting --- Irene Peters
Marie Lloyd --- Adrienne Posta
Alice Keppel --- Moira Redmond
Young Arthur Wilson --- Graham Seed
Lady Brooke --- Carolyn Seymour
Sir James Reed --- Norman Shelley
Winston Churchill --- Christopher Strauli
Christopher Sykes --- Frederick Treves
Lord Salisbury --- Richard Vernon


Written by David Butler, John Gorrie
Directed by John Gorrie
Executive Produced by Cecil Clarke
Original Music by Cyril Ornadel
Cinematography by Tony Imi Costume Design by Ann Hollowood, Sue Le Cash, Christine Wilson