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Classic Serial: Plantagenet: Series 1

Classic Serial: Plantagenet: Series 1: Episode 3: John, By the Grace of God

Drama: Historical

Plantagenet: Series 1

Episode 3

Episode 3: John, By the Grace of God

John, By the Grace of God

BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Plantagenet: Series 1, John, By the Grace of God

Not expecting to gain the throne, Henry II's son reveals a talent for making enemies.

Never expecting to succeed to the English throne, Henry II's fourth son reveals a talent for making enemies. Stars Neil Stuke.

Series of plays by Mike Walker, inspired by Holinshed's Chronicles, chronicling the early years of the Plantagenet dynasty.

The fourth son of Henry II never expected to succeed to the English throne. When he does, he reveals a talent for making enemies. 

Queen Eleanor ...... Jane Lapotaire
King Richard ...... Ed Stoppard
King John ...... Neil Stuke
William Marshall ...... Stephen Hogan
Prince Arthur ...... Ryan Watson
Queen Isabelle ...... Emerald O'Hanrahan
King Philip ...... John Biggins
Saladin ...... Raad Rawi
El-Adel ...... Khalid Laith
Doctor/Langton ...... Ewan Hooper
Girard ...... Joseph Cohen-Cole
De Roche ...... Bruce Alexander
Fitzwalter ...... Piers Wehner
Will Marshall ...... Rhys Jennings
Prince Henry ...... Bertie Gilbert

Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.

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Series of plays by Mike Walker chronicling the early years of the Plantagenet dynasty

Series of plays by Mike Walker, inspired by Holinshed's Chronicles, chronicling the early years of the Plantagenet dynasty

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