To Play the King
Trailer: To Play the King
Year: 1993
Genre: Drama, Comedy, War & Politics
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC One
Director: Andrew Davies
Cast: Ian Richardson, Kitty Aldridge, Michael Kitchen, Colin Jeavons, Nicholas Farrell, Rowena King
Crew: Paul Seed (Director), Andrew Davies (Writer), Michael Dobbs (Writer), Ian Punter (Director of Photography), Dave King (Editor), Michael Wearing (Executive Producer)
First Air Date: Nov 21, 1993
Last Air date: Dec 12, 1993
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 4 Episode
Runtime: 55 minutes
IMDb: 7.84/10 by 62.00 users
Popularity: 2.1356
Language: English
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