Heroes and Villains

Episode 1: Napoleon

BBC One

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Sun 11^th Nov 2007, 22:40 on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: Sun 30^th Aug 2009, 23:55 on BBC HD

Drama-documentary starring Tom Burke and Rob Brydon telling how Napoleon Bonaparte rose from being a penniless soldier to create an empire, beginning at the siege of Toulon in 1793. Show more

Contributors

Napoleon:: Tom Burke
Freron:: Rob Brydon
Carteaux:: Kenneth Cranham
Letizia:: Alice Krige
Paoletta:: Laura Greenwood
Junot:: Alex Lowe
Barras:: Richard McCabe
Catherine:: Gina Bellman
Doppet:: Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Denon:: Darren Queralt
Dugommier:: Anthony Higgins

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Docudramas

Series

Heroes and Villains

Source: BBC Online

Napoleon

Episode 1

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 10^th Jun 2015, 21:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Thu 28^th Jun 2018, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

Documentary. From lowly Corsican Army officer to first consul of France, this episode charts the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte to leader of the French nation in the late 1790s. Show more