HOUSE OF CARDS: TO PLAY THE KING

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• Release Year: 1996
• Genre: Drama, Mystery
• Plot: Urquhart Is Back! Ian Richardson (From Hell, M. Butterfly) returns as villainous statesman Francis Urquhart in this acclaimed sequel to the Masterpiece Theater thriller House of Cards. The sardonic statesman's Machiavellian schemes have brought him to the pinnacle of government, but at the moment of his triumph, an idealistic and determined young King stands in his way. How far will Urquhart go to maintain his grip on his growing power? As he threatens to expose a royal scandal, he seems unstoppable, but someone out there knows the secret that could bring him down. Brilliantly adapted by Andrew Davies (The Tailor of Panama, Bridget Jones's Diary), from Michael Dobbs's best-selling novel, this satirical trilogy took home a primetime Emmy, a Peabody, two BAFTAs and a Writers' Guild Award.
• Cast: Ian Richardson, Michael Kitchen, Kitty Aldridge, Colin Jeavons, Diane Fletcher, Nicholas Farrell, Rowena King, Leonard Preston, Erika Hoffman, Jack Fortune, Nick Brimble, Susannah Harker, Bernice Stegers, David Ryall, Pip Torrens, Frederick Treves, Tom Beasley, Don Warrington, Paula Tilbrook, John Bird, Kate Ricketts, Merelina Kendall, Anthony Smee, John Paul Connolly, Soo Drouet, Michael Howarth, Richard Howard, Richard Durden, Barry Linehan, George Raistrick, Geoffrey McGivern, Adam Bareham, Emma Bunton, Joanna Archer-Nicholls, William Chubb, The Finchley Children's Music Group, Kenneth Gilbert, Angus Kennedy, Christopher Owen, James Snell, Elizabeth Chambers, Stan Finni, Sonya Kearns, Tacy Kneale, Lucy Parker, Declan Skeete, Alex Walkinshaw, Julian Harries, Peter Terry, Terry Woodfield, John Bleasdale, Tom Karol, Prudence Rennick, Richard Trice, Jeremy Clyne, Lawrence Werber, Tim Heath, David Neville, Paul Seed, Andrew Davies, Michael Dobbs
• Director: Paul Seed
• Runtime: 3:35
• Company: BBC Video, BBC Worldwide America Inc.,, Warner Bros.
• Media Format: Series