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By the Sword Divided: 8: The Mailed Fist

on BBC One London

by Alexander Baron
A serial in ten episodes created by John Hawkesworth
with Sharon Mughan as Anne Fletcher, Rob Edwards as John Fletcher, Bert Parnaby as Sir Austin Fletcher, Peter Jeffrey as Cromwell, Gareth Thomas as Major General Horton, Joanna McCallum as Frances Neville

1657. Oliver Cromwell has to decide whether or not to accept the Kingship urged on him by Parliament. At the same time Anne Fletcher is herself faced with a momentous decision.

(Ceefax subtitles)

Contributors

Writer:
Alexander Baron
Serial created by:
John Hawkesworth
Music composed by:
Ken Howard
Music composed by:
Alan Blaikley
Story Supervisor:
Jeremy Paul
Designer:
George Kyriakides
Producer:
Jonathan Alwyn
Director:
Michael Custance
Anne Fletcher:
Sharon Mughan
John Fletcher:
Rob Edwards
Sir Austin Fletcher:
Bert Parnaby
Cromwell:
Peter Jeffrey
Major General Horton:
Gareth Thomas
Frances Neville:
Joanna McCallum
Martin Fletcher:
Edward Rawle-Hicks
Ben:
Martin Pelling
Dick Skinner:
Peter Guinness
Hannah Jackman:
Joanna Myers
Nelly:
Lisa Buttery
Villager:
Veda Warwick
Nathaniel Cropper:
Andrew MacLachlan
Village band:
City Waites
Emma Skinner:
Janet Lees-Price
Mr Speaker:
Roger Milner
John Thurloe:
David Collins
Mr Quin:
Martin Elliott
Lutanist:
Douglas Wootton
Escort commander:
Richard Bremmer
Joshua:
Ronny Cush

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