To Play the King (1993): Cast
To Play the King is a 1993 comedy drama directed by Paul Seed, starring Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart, Diane Fletcher and Nicholas Farrell. It runs 3 hours 20 minutes.
English What Is To Play the King About?
The premise of To Play the King without spoilers.
Francis Urquhart’s survival at the top is threatened by the new king’s populist agenda.
To Play the King Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- media manipulation
- political manipulation
- dirty tricks
- king
- manipulator
- politician
- political party
- gay assistant
- villain
- manipulative man
- gay personal assistant
- gay subtext
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- breaking the fourth wall
- villain as protagonist
- male protagonist
- evil smile
- party
- murderer
- politician as protagonist
- amorality
- bare chested male
- closeted gay
- husband wife relationship
- gay character
- amoral man
- intelligent man
- assault
- gay
- black woman
- supportive wife
- male male relationship
- sequel to a tv miniseries
- request for divorce
- british drama
- pool
- personal assistant
- corrupt man
- sequel
- cheating husband
- infidelity
- corruption of power
- hairy chest
- adultery
- power
- authoritarian leader
- powerful leader
- cheating wife
- sauna
- adulterous husband
- rivalry
To Play the King Cast & Characters
Ian Richardson leads the cast as Francis Urquhart, with Diane Fletcher as Elizabeth Urquhart and Nicholas Farrell as David Mycroft. Directed by Paul Seed; 18 actors are credited in all.
- Director Paul Seed
- Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart
- Diane Fletcher as Elizabeth Urquhart
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Nicholas Farrell as David Mycroft -
Bernice Stegers as Princess Charlotte
Also Starring in To Play the King
· 14 more- Pip Torrens Andrew Harding
- Michael Kitchen The King
- Nick Brimble Corder
- David Ryall Sir Bruce Bullerby
- Richard Durden BBC Official
- Frederick Treves Lord Quillington
- Colin Jeavons Tim Stamper
- Don Warrington Graham Gaunt
- Merelina Kendall Hilda Cordwainer
- Barry Linehan Henry Hotson
- Rowena King Chloe Carmichael
- Jack Fortune Ken Charterhouse
- Kitty Aldridge Sarah Harding
- Erika Hoffman The Lady
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The King, A King in New York and King, Queen, Knave.
To Play the King FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of To Play the King, each answered in a sentence.
How long is To Play the King?
To Play the King runs 3 hours 20 minutes (200 minutes).
Who directed To Play the King?
To Play the King was directed by Paul Seed.
More films by Paul Seed Who is in the cast of To Play the King?
To Play the King stars Ian Richardson as Francis Urquhart, Diane Fletcher as Elizabeth Urquhart and Nicholas Farrell as David Mycroft, among 18 credited actors.
Does To Play the King have a post-credit scene?
No. To Play the King has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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