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Charles II, Part Two: The Long Lease of Pleasant Days
By Mike Walker, with Pip Torrens and James Fleet. Charles II's feud with parliamentary reformers and his audacious plot to confound them and secure the throne for his brother.
By Mike Walker
Charles II fathered over a dozen illegitimate children, yet his wife Queen Catherine was unable to produce an heir. Mike Walker's sweeping epic sees Charles fending off the claims of his eldest son Monmouth and the plots against his increasingly unpopular Catholic wife and brother. All this while juggling an often tempestuous love life.
Directors: Sasha Yevtushenko & Marc Beeby.
Last on
Sat 23 Aug 201421:00
BBC Radio 4
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Charles II | Pip Torrens |
| James | James Fleet |
| Ashley-Cooper | Ken Bones |
| Halifax | Clive Hayward |
| Monmouth | Alex Waldmann |
| Louise | Olivia Ross |
| Barbara | Stephanie Racine |
| Titus Oates | Matthew Watson |
| Catherine | Elaine Claxton |
| Speaker | David Cann |
| Doctor | Damian Lynch |
| Priest | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Huntsman | Mark Edel-Hunt |
| Director | Sasha Yevtushenko |
| Director | Marc Beeby |
| Writer | Mike Walker |
Broadcasts
- Sun 17 Aug 201415:00BBC Radio 4 FM
- Sat 23 Aug 201421:00BBC Radio 4
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