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The Devil's Whore
69% Match2008–1 Season6.9
The Devil's Whore is a four-part television drama serial produced by Company Pictures for Channel 4, broadcast from 19 November to 10 December 2008. As the English Civil War rages, when both politics and religion divide the nation, spirited aristocrat Angelica Fanshawe is drawn to the anti-monarchist cause. She tells the story as England dares to execute its king and search for an alternative means of government.
Starring Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, Tom Goodman-Hill, John Simm, Maxine Peake
By Peter Flannery, Martine Brant
Episodes
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- Part OneAfter Angelica Fanshawe's country noble mother chooses the Catholic faith over the Anglican law of England, her daughter becomes a royal ward of King Charles I,62m
- Part TwoThe people of the besieged city of Oxford are in a desperate situation. Devastated by the King's brutal betrayal, Angelica is cast out of court, and finds herse53m
- Part ThreeWith Cromwell's regime firmly established and maintained by bloody military terror, its illegality is obvious to many, including Honest John Lilburn, who ends u52m
- Part FourCromwell's rule is ever more bloody and controversial, nobody feeling safe anymore amongst factions and treason, yet the Lord Protector achieves a monarchy in a51m
About The Devil's Whore
Creator
Peter Flannery, Martine Brant
Cast
Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, Tom Goodman-Hill, John Simm, Maxine Peake
Genres
Drama
Maturity rating
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Score 6.9 • 2008 • TV Series
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