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Nicholas and Alexandra

A lavish, Oscar-winning production telling the story of the last Russian royal family in the days before the 1917 revolution and their bloody execution. Starring Michael Jayston.

Lavish, Oscar-winning account of the Russian royal family's demise in the days leading up to the 1917 revolution.

When Tsar Nicholas weds the German princess Alexandra, the marriage proves unpopular with the Russian people, a situation not improved when she has four daughters. When she finally bears a son, the infant's acute haemophilia can only be controlled by the powers of the fanatical monk Rasputin.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Sat 11 Oct 202512:30
BBC Two

Credits

Tsar Nicholas IIMichael Jayston
AlexandraJanet Suzman
AlexisRoderic Noble
OlgaAnia Marson
TatianaLynne Frederick
MarieCandace Glendenning
AnastasiaFiona Fullerton
Grand Duke NicholasHarry Andrews
Queen Mother Marie FedorovnaIrene Worth
RasputinTom Baker
Count FredericksJack Hawkins
Dr BotkinTimothy West
DirectorFranklin J Schaffner
WriterJames Goldman
AuthorRobert K Massie
ProducerFranklin J Schaffner
ProducerSam Spiegel
ComposerRichard Rodney Bennett
Director of photographyFreddie Young

Broadcasts

  • Sun 6 Apr 200812:30
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sun 15 Mar 200914:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Sun 7 Feb 201011:30
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 17 Oct 201014:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
  • Sun 14 Oct 201214:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 21 Feb 201612:15
    BBC Two England, Scotland & HD only
  • Sun 1 Sep 202412:00
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 11 Oct 202512:30
    BBC Two except East, Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire