House of Cards Trilogy

Ian Richardson (From Hell, M. Butterfly) leads an all star cast in this malevolent satire of greed, corruption and ambition in the highest realms of government. As Machiavellian monster Francis Urquhart, he schemes and backstabs his way to the top until he is standing on a pile of broken promises, betrayals and the bodies of those who oppose him. Every step of the way, Urquhart lays out his plans with horrifying wit and venomous charm. But the ranks of his enemies are growing, and they are determined to bring him down, whatever the price. Brilliantly adapted by Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones's Diary), from Michael Dobbs's best-selling novel, this satirical trilogy took home a primetime Emmy, a Peabody, two BAFTAs and a Writers' Guild Award.

The House of Cards

Francis Urquhart	---	Ian Richardson
Mattie Storin	---	Susannah Harker
Henry Collingridge	---	David Lyon
Roger O'Neill	---	Miles Anderson
Penny Guy	---	Alphonsia Emmanuel
Patrick Woolton	---	Malcolm Tierney
Elizabeth Urquhart	---	Diane Fletcher
Anne Collingridge	---	Isabelle Amyes
Charles Collingridge	---	James Villiers
Michael Samuels	---	Damien Thomas
Greville Preston	---	John Hartley
Ben Landless	---	Kenny Ireland
John Krajewski	---	William Chubb
Lord Billsborough	---	Nicholas Selby
Tim Stamper	---	Colin Jeavons
Mrs Gore Jenkins	---	Elizabeth Chambers
Stoat	---	Raymond Mason
Stephen Kendrick	---	Tommy Boyle
Jabwala	---	Tariq Yunus
Blackhead	---	Gertan Klauber
Harold Earle	---	Kenneth Gilbert
Kevin Spence	---	Richard Brain
McKenzie	---	Christopher Owen

Written by Michael Dobbs
Screenplay by Andrew Davies
Directed by Paul Seed
Produced by Ken Riddington

To Play the King

Francis Urquhart	---	Ian Richardson
Elizabeth Urquhart	---	Diane Fletcher
The King	---	Michael Kitchen
David Mycroft	---	Nicholas Farrell
Chloe Carmichael	---	Rowena King
Sarah Harding	---	Kitty Aldridge
Andrew Harding	---	Pip Torrens
Stamper	---	Colin Jeavons
Princess Charlotte	---	Bernice Stegers
Quillington	---	Frederick Treves
Sir Bruce Bullerby	---	David Ryall

Written by Michael Dobbs
Screenplay by Andrew Davies
Produced by Ken Riddington
Directed by Paul Seed
Executive Produced by Rebecca Eaton, Michael Wearing

The Final Cut

Francis Urquhart	---	Ian Richardson
Elizabeth Urquhart	---	Diane Fletcher
Corder	---	Nick Brimble
Young King	---	Tom Beasley
The Princess	---	Erika Hoffman
Geoffrey Booza Pitt	---	Nickolas Grace
Wolfin	---	Andrew Sear
Rayner	---	Glyn Grain
Betsy Bourke	---	Alison Peebles
Barry Crumb	---	William Scott Masson
Tom Makepeace	---	Paul Freeman
Polecutt	---	Peter Symonds
Speaker	---	Dorothy Vernon
Graham Glass	---	Ian Mercer
Claire Carlsen	---	Isla Blair
Ponsonby	---	Julian Fellowes
Hugh Pugh	---	Michael Wardle
Joe Badger	---	Duggie Brown
Hilary Makepeace	---	Cherith Mellor
Nurse	---	Kevork Malikyan
Sir Bruce Bullerby	---	David Ryall
Newsreader	---	Sue Edelson
Newsreader	---	David Ashford
Nurse	---	Lynn Verrall
Old Lady	---	Muriel Pavlow
Sir Clive Wading	---	John Rowe
Maria Passolides	---	Yolanda Vazquez
Evanghelos Passolides	---	Leon Lissek
Withers	---	Nicholas Blane
TV Reporter	---	John Langford
Woman Reporter	---	Carole Copeland
Hywell Harris	---	Boyd Clark
Chairman	---	Brian Baines
TV Reporter	---	Kate Ricketts
General Gough	---	David Henry
Jardine	---	Miles Richardson
Florence	---	Maria Redmond

Written by Michael Dobbs
Screenplay by Andrew Davies
Directed by Mike Vardy
Produced by Ken Riddington
Executive Produced by Rebecca Eaton, Michael Wearing

BAFTA® Awards
1994 – Best Television Music
2004 – Best Actor - Ian Richardson

"A masterpiece...the most powerful drama I've seen in years" – Marvin Kittman, Newsday

"[A] superb political thriller" -Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times

"Ian Richardson's perfect performance is the epitome of the totally versatile actor" -John O'Connor, New York Times

Often cast as a sophisticated man of the world, Ian Richardson may be best known as the limousine passenger who enquires, "Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?"

Scenes set inside the Palace of Westminster were fimed in Manchester Town Hall.