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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.
To Play the King: With Ian Richardson, Michael Kitchen, Kitty Aldridge, Colin Jeavons. Francis Urquhart, the unscrupulous but cunning Conservative Prime Minister, has his survival threatened by a liberal monarch and an upcoming General Election.
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- 1996-10-08
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Episode 1. 1/4 Haunted by his deeds, Urquhart is criticised by a caring new king appalled by his agenda. All episodes of To Play the King.
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#1 ∙ S2.E4 ∙ Chapter Eight. Sun, Feb 6, 1994. Francis Urquhart calls the election but the party is down 13 points in the polls and he will obviously have a hard slog ahead if he is to be reelected.
Ian Richardson is back as master manipulator, Francis Urquhart in this nail-biting political thriller. Urquhart is now Prime Minister but a new king turns out to be a threat. More info
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To Play the King. Season 1. Ian Richardson is back as master manipulator, Francis Urquhart in this nail-biting political thriller. Urquhart is now Prime Minister but a new king turns out to be a threat. 1993 4 episodes. NR. Drama. Free 7-day trial of BritBox, auto renews at £5.99/month. Watch with BritBox. Start your 7-day free trial. Episodes.
