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Tsar

Drama: Historical

Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Russian tsars.

Joseph Millson

Kenneth Cranham

Alexandra Roach

Joe Sims

Michael Bertenshaw

Tom Forrister

Philip Fox

John Norton

Joanna Van Kampen

Simon Ludders

Samuel James

Alison Hindell

Mike Walker

Tsar: 3. Alexander II: The People's Will

3. Alexander II: The People's Will

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Tsar, 3. Alexander II: The People's Will

Joseph Millson plays Alexander II in Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Tsars.

Twenty years after the serf liberation, Alexander II's benign autocracy fails to quell revolutionary zeal. Stars Joseph Millson.

In 1861, Alexander II liberated 23 million Russian serfs, four years earlier than the abolition of slavery in the USA. 

But 20 years later, the tide of revolutionary thinking is rising and dissatisfaction with the regime has led to terrorist cells making several assassination attempts on the Tsar's life. 

One cell in particular, The People's Will, is determined to succeed this time but in the struggle between autocracy and radical socialism there can be only one winner.

Mike Walker's epic chronicle of the Russian Tsars continues.   

Alexander ..... Joseph Millson 
Dvorzhitsky ..... Kenneth Cranham 
Sofia ..... Alexandra Roach 
Petya ..... Joe Sims 
Nesselrode ..... Michael Bertenshaw 
Grinevitsky ..... Tom Forrister 
Kostya ..... Philip Fox 
Rysakov ..... John Norton 
Katya ..... Joanna van Kampen 
Perovsky ..... Simon Ludders 
Sasha ..... Samuel James 

Director Alison Hindell 

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017.

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