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The Private Life of Samuel Pepys

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on BBC Two England

Steve Coogan takes the lead role in this darkly comic portrait of the diarist, naval strategist and serial adulterer. 1679: Pepys is in jail on treason charges. His arch-rival Lord Shaftesbury has heard of his diary and its detailed accounts of corruption and affairs. Can Pepys escape the gallows?
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(Mr Pepys's Diary - exploring the legacy of said tome - is at 11pm on BBC4)

Fantastic journal: page 24

Contributors

Writer:
Guy Jenkin
Producer:
Ben McPherson
Director:
Oliver Parker
Samuel Pepys:
Steve Coogan
Elizabeth de St Michel:
Lou Doillon
Lord Shaftesbury:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Charles II:
Nathaniel Parker
Lord Montagu:
Danny Webb
Will Hewer:
Ciaran McMenamin
Jane:
Zoe Tapper
Betty Bagwell:
Sally Rogers
Baity:
Alex Hassell
Deb Willet:
Miranda Raison
Clerk of the court:
Andrew Harrison
Captain John Scott:
Guy Moore
Mad Solomon:
Simon Munnery
John Jones:
Andy Linden
Source: Radio Times

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