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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.
- 21 November –, 12 December 1993
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
- Drama
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To Play the King. Season 1. Ian Richardson returns as conspirator extraordinaire, Francis Urquhart. Urquhart is pitched into Government with a fantastically slim majority and a hatred of his King who is far too liberal. But the King fights back and dirty... 127 IMDb 8.3 1996 4 episodes. X-Ray TV-PG.
S2.E2 ∙ Chapter Six. Sun, Jan 23, 1994. In his ongoing battle with the King, Urquhart decides to call an election and has senior party members and his new adviser Sarah Harding spend the weekend at Chequers.
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.
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. Watch...
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.
