To Play the King (1993)
To Play the King (1993)
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This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Ian Richardson
Francis Urquhart
Michael Kitchen
King
Kitty Aldridge
Sarah Harding
Colin Jeavons
Tim Stamper
Diane Fletcher
Elizabeth Urquhart
Nicholas Farrell
David Mycroft
Rowena King
Chloe Carmichael
Leonard Preston
John Stroud
David Ryall
Sir Bruce Bullerby
Bernice Stegers
Princess Charlotte
Erika Hoffman
The Lady
Nick Brimble
Corder
Jack Fortune
Ken Charterhouse
Pip Torrens
Andrew Harding
Frederick Treves
Lord Quillington
Don Warrington
Graham Gaunt
Merelina Kendall
Hilda Cordwainer
Richard Durden
BBC Official
Barry Linehan
Henry Hotson
Andrew Davies
Creator / Writer / Author / Writer
Michael Dobbs
Writer
Paul Seed
Director
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Ken Riddington
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 21, 1993
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes4
Running Time50m
Genres
Wiki.
To Play the King is a 1993 BBC television serial and the second part of the House of Cards trilogy. Directed by Paul Seed, the serial was based on Michael Dobbs' 1993 novel of the same name and adapted for television by Andrew Davies. The opening and closing theme music for the TV series is entitled "Francis Urquhart's March", by composer Jim Parker. The series details the conflict between British Prime Minister Francis Urquhart and a newly crowned king as well as the run-up to the general election.
The book and TV serialisation follow on from the TV version of the first part of the trilogy. To Play the King (and the final part The Final Cut) reflect upon the end of the first series, which differed somewhat from the plot of the original novel.