Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003)

Charles II: The Power and the Passion is a four-part television miniseries, broadcast on BBC One from 16 November to 7 December 2003. The series depicts the reign of Charles II, covering the period just before his Restoration in 1660. It focuses on his conflicts with Parliament, his relationships with his mistresses—particularly Barbara Villiers—and his efforts to restore England after the Civil War. When shown in the United States, as The Last King: The Power and the Passion of King Charles II, nearly an hour was removed for broadcast by the A&E Network. The edits often make little regard for either the full product's continuity or coherence.

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

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as George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham

Charlie Creed-Miles

Charlie Creed-Miles

as James, Duke of York

Christian Coulson

Christian Coulson

as James, Duke of Monmouth

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

as Catharine of Braganza

as Lord Shaftesbury

as Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine

as Sir Edward Hyde

Graham McTavish

Graham McTavish

as Queen Henrietta Maria

as Earl of Danby

Mélanie Thierry

Mélanie Thierry

as Louise de Kéroualle

Jochum ten Haaf

Jochum ten Haaf

as William of Orange

Sean Biggerstaff

Sean Biggerstaff

as Henry, Duke of Gloucester

Richard Rowlands

Richard Rowlands

as Sir Roger Palmer

as General Monck

as Lady Frances Stewart

as Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey

Richard Bremmer

Richard Bremmer

as Solomon Eccles

Anne-Marie Duff

Anne-Marie Duff

Perkins Lyautey

Perkins Lyautey

as Charles Hart

as Lord Coleraine

as Captain Churchill

as Sir Peter Lely

Cyrille Thouvenin

Cyrille Thouvenin

Anthony O'Donnell

Anthony O'Donnell

as Israel Tonge

as Lord Stafford

Barbara Lukešová

Barbara Lukešová

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Season 1

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