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      The Last King

      TV-14 2004 3 hr. 20 min. History Drama List
      Reviews 88% 250+ Ratings Audience Score After a decade in exile, Charles II (Rufus Sewell) returns to reclaim the throne of England and takes Barbara Villiers (Helen McCrory) as one of his many mistresses. Read More Read Less

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      johann m The chronicle of Charles II of England's time on the throne, his 10 year exile from Oliver Cromwell's England, and his triumphant return and restoration of the monarchy. 4 episodes detailing the various troubles this king found during his reign and his personal life with the many mistresses he had. Well acted and sometimes even comical. Many familiar faces from Harry Potter!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Frances H Very excellent dramatization of the characters and issues of Charles II's reign, with superior script and excellent acting. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/17 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely brilliant! Impeccably acted, perceptive and accurate. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member FANTASTIC. I knew so little of the 17th century and the Restoration before this. Rufus Sewell is as amazing as in Pillar of the Earth Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review kevin w The pomp and political circumstances of the bawdy English royal court occupy one's tediously dull life until the time one finds the time (and one seldom fails to do so) to find young wenches to skewer on the growing royal heritage ... and that's about it for this ofttimes slow moving biopic wherein the king constantly struggles with Parliament over just who's in charge. A walk in the park with decent performances. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Defenetly I did not stop loving old stuffs about history. Yes, I hated history classes but since I entered the 7th Art world, I enjoy this things even learn from them some good stuffs (by that, check the review). Plot: Story-telling...it helps me understand when they talk of the king Charles or even Henry VIII or even Louis XIV. Anyway, Charles II: The Power & the Passion, tales the chronicle of Charles II's time on the throne, his 10 year exile from Oliver Cromwell's England, and his triumphant return. Stars for the marvelous writting? Yes of course! Acting: So many great actors and actresses here! Yes, some of them from the amazing world of Harry Potter. To be short, Rufus as Charles II nailed his role to the best, it was inspiring, interesting and amazing. Defenetly loved his role. Shirley as Queen Catherine was incredible, even her portuguese was bloody fantastic. Yes the crying remind me of Myrtle a bit but still she did her role beautifully. Same Christian aka Tom Ryddle as James was incredible, sometimes funny but still incredible well. Martin Freeman was also inspiring, incredible, bloody fantastic and kinda scary. He nailed the role allright. Helen aka Narcissa Malfoy here the woman everybody hates for having to many mens (even if the King did the same just for an obvious purpose still was not put to the killing zone for other reasons) did magnific and superb. Stars for this talented cast? YES! Music: Beautiful, dramatic, intense and superb. Loved it a lot. Defenetly stars for the amazing work of the musicians (really, the score was amazing). To end this review for this amazing mini-series of 4 episodes only (very short really), 4 stars of 5. Enjoy and HASTA LA PROXIMA AMIGOS/AS! CHAO! BLESS YOU ALL IN 2012!!! - Januray 11, 2012 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis After a decade in exile, Charles II (Rufus Sewell) returns to reclaim the throne of England and takes Barbara Villiers (Helen McCrory) as one of his many mistresses.
      Director
      Joe Wright
      Executive Producer
      Laura Mackie, Delia Fine
      Screenwriter
      Adrian Hodges
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      History, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Sep 1, 2009