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VersaillesSeries 3
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Louis welcomes a defeated royal relative to the palace, but with unforeseen personal consequences. Philippe stumbles upon a mystery man. Madame de Montespan finds how to hurt a former friend, the King's prim companion Francois de Maintenon.

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Mon 4 Jun 201821:00
BBC Two

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Louis XIVGeorge Blagden
Philippe, Duc d'OrleansAlexander Vlahos
BontempsStuart Bowman
Fabien MarchalTygh Runyan
Francois de MaintenonCatherine Walker
Madame de MontespanAnna Brewster
Queen Marie-ThérèseElisa Lasowski
Chevalier de LorraineEvan Williams
Princess PalatineJessica Clark
Delphine, Duchesse d'AngersMarie Askehave
GuillaumeMatthew McNulty
JeanneJenny Platt
BastienAnthony Flanagan
ColbertSteve Cumyn
LouvoisJoe Sheridan
DirectorRichard Clark
WriterTim Loane

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