A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles in 12th Century England.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and epic.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Robert BathurstPercy Hamleigh
- Donald SutherlandEarl Bartholomew
- Matthew MacfadyenPrior Phillip
- Rufus SewellTom Builder
- Ian McShaneWaleran Bigod
- Eddie RedmayneJack Jackson
- Natalia WörnerEllen
- Hayley AtwellAliena
- David OakesWilliam Hamleigh
- Tony CurranKing Stephen
Crew
- Sergio Mimica-GezzanCreator
- Ken FollettWriter
- John PielmeierWriter
- Ken FollettNovel
- Attila SzalayDirector of Photography
- Richard ComeauEditor
- Sylvain LebelEditor
- Howard EllisProducer
- John RyanProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries8 eps · 2010
Pairings
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