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title: 'Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joe Wright'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 235
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/charles-ii-the-power-and-the-passion-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364800/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003)

2003 · 235 min · United Kingdom

Original title: Charles II: The Power and The Passion

## Synopsis

Charles II: The Power and the Passion is a British television film in four episodes, broadcast on BBC One in 2003, and produced by the BBC in association with the A&E Network in the United States, which also released it in North America with heavy edits. It was produced by Kate Harwood, directed by Joe Wright and written by screenwriter Adrian Hodges, whose credits include David Copperfield and The Lost World.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joe Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-wright)
- **Screenplay:** [Adrian Hodges](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-hodges)
- **Producer:** [Kate Harwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-harwood)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ryszard Lenczewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryszard-lenczewski)

## Cast

- [Shirley Henderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-henderson) as Catherine of Braganza
- [Shaun Dingwall](https://cinepixo.com/people/shaun-dingwall) as Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
- [Diana Rigg](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-rigg) as Henrietta Maria of France
- [Minja Filipovic](https://cinepixo.com/people/minja-filipovic) as Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria, Marchioness of Loulé
- [Garry Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/garry-cooper) as George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
- [Dorian Lough](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorian-lough) as Clifford
- [Ian McDiarmid](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcdiarmid) as Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
- [Simon Treves](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-treves) as M.P.
- [Perkins Lyautey](https://cinepixo.com/people/perkins-lyautey) as Louis XIV of France
- [Jochum ten Haaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/jochum-ten-haaf) as William III of England
- [Eddie Marsan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-marsan) as Titus Oates
- [Ryan Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryan-nelson) as James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
- [Mélanie Thierry](https://cinepixo.com/people/melanie-thierry) as Louise de Keroual, Duchess of Portsmouth
- [Martin Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-turner) as Charles I of England
- [Alice Patten](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-patten) as Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond

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