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Episode 8
Episode 8 of 10
Louis resolves to reassess his relationships, while Madame de Montespan is determined to make a memorable impression on him. Philippe fears losing another wife to the poisoning plot, and its unwitting victim Cassel has a revelation to make.
Last on
Thu 17 May 2018
01:00
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See King and country in a better light
Duration: 01:56
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:04
M83
Outro
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Louis XIV | George Blagden |
Philippe | Alexander Vlahos |
Madame de Montespan | Anna Brewster |
Bontemps | Stuart Bowman |
Fabien Marchal | Tygh Runyan |
Chevalier | Evan Williams |
Cassel | Pip Torrens |
Sophie | Maddison Jaizani |
Queen Marie-Th茅r猫se | Elisa Lasowski |
Princess Palatine | Jessica Clark |
Thomas Beaumont | Mark Rendall |
Madame Scarron | Catherine Walker |
Madame Agathe | Suzanne Clement |
Gaston de Foix | Harry Hadden-Paton |
Bishop Bossuet | Geoffrey Bateman |
Father Etienne | Ned Dennehy |
Director | Louis Choquette |
Writer | Andrew Bampfield |
Why the 'real' Versailles outraged the Sun King
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