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Kingdom: Series 2
Starring: Stephen Fry , Celia Imrie
Directed by: Edward Hall , Ken Grieve
Produced by: Georgina Lowe
Written by: Alan Whiting , Simon Wheeler
Unfortunately, there was a misprint in our catalog and Kingdom: Series 1 has not yet been released. Sorry for any inconveniences this may have caused.
In a blend of light-hearted comedy and personal drama, Stephen Fry (Jeeves & Wooster) is Peter Kingdom, a kindly lawyer for the eccentric populace of Market Shipborough. The town's peculiar cast of characters includes finicky fishermen, nudists, cross-dressers, competing vegetable farmers and a reappearing debt collector. But Kingdom has his own troubles. His brother Simon has disappeared, and the only clue to his whereabouts-the clothes he left on a secluded beach.
Item Number: 15317
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 4 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 3
In a blend of light-hearted comedy and personal drama, Stephen Fry (Jeeves & Wooster) is Peter Kingdom, a kindly lawyer for the eccentric populace of Market Shipborough. The town's peculiar cast of characters includes finicky fishermen, nudists, cross-dressers, competing vegetable farmers and a reappearing debt collector. But Kingdom has his own troubles. His brother Simon has disappeared, and the only clue to his whereabouts-the clothes he left on a secluded beach. About 4½ hours on 3 DVDs
Episode 1
Still nothing from Simon, so Peter takes on the responsibility of being a father to Daniel. Peter and Beatrice become god parents to Daniel at his mother, Honor's request. Legal cases include the WI trying to save a lighthouse, with dark associations for 2 sisters and 2 brothers fighting over the patch for a burger van.
Episode 2
Beatrice finds out some exciting news and both she and Peter deal with another more shocking arrival.
Episode 3
Peter represents a pregnant woman who wants child support from the missing father to be.
Episode 4
Simon wants to work at the practice again, and Snell has a proposition for Gloria.
Episode 5
Peter visits Cambridge to deal with a dispute involving his old Professor.
Episode 6
In the final outing for Series 2, Peter finds his offices overrun by some of Aunt Auriel's co-residents, and Simon's trial draws ever closer.
| Peter Kingdom | --- | Stephen Fry |
| Lyle Anderson | --- | Karl Davies |
| Gloria Millington | --- | Celia Imrie |
| Sidney Snell | --- | Tony Slattery |
| Beatrice Kingdom | --- | Hermione Norris |
| Aunt Auriel | --- | Phyllida Law |
| Ted | --- | Thomas Fisher |
| D.C. Yelland | --- | Gerard Horan |
| Simon Kingdom | --- | Dominic Mafham |
| Mrs. Thing | --- | Maryann Turner |
| Nigel Pearson | --- | John Thomson |
| Scott Millington | --- | Angus Imrie |
| Emily Cartwright | --- | Kate O'Flynn |
| Honor O'Sullivan | --- | Kelly Campbell |
| Jason | --- | Martin Ballantyne |
| Cambridge student in library | --- | Elizabeth Goram-Smith |
| Alan McEwan | --- | Paul Kaye |
| Hill | --- | Stephen Marcus |
| Professor Barkway | --- | Richard Wilson |
| Judge Jeremy Harding | --- | Jack Dee |
| Cynthia | --- | Diane Fletcher |
| Mr. Waller | --- | Colin Farrell |
| Mrs. Waller | --- | Ann Penfold |
| Mrs. Anderson | --- | Pippa Haywood |
| Council Executive | --- | Graham Howes |
| Judge Harrison | --- | Tim Bentinck |
| Petra Kingdom | --- | Aimee Skipper |
| Petra Kingdom | --- | Katie Skipper |
Series Written by Simon Wheeler (18 episodes, 2007-2009), Alan Whiting (18 episodes, 2007-2009, Jeff Povey (4 episodes, 2007-2009)Guy Burt, (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Series Directed by Edward Hall (6 episodes, 2008-2009), Metin Hüseyin (5 episodes, 2007-2009), Andrew Grieve (3 episodes, 2008), Sandy Johnson (2 episodes, 2007), Robin Shepperd (2 episodes, 2007)
Produced by Georgina Lowe
Executive Produced by Gina Carter, Stephen Fry, Alan Moloney, Simon Wheeler
Original Music by Mark Russell
Cinematography by Dominic Clemence
Film Editing by Chris Wimble, Scott Thomas, Annie Kocur, John MacDonnell, Liz Webber
Costume Design by Jennie Tate, Susannah Buxton
