King of the Wind

In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil and good. And thus begins the life of Sham. He is a gift to the King of France, through a series of adventures with his faithful stable boy, Agba, he becomes the Godolphin Arabian, the founder of one of the greatest thoroughbred racing lines of all time.

• Peter DuffellDirector
• Leslie SayleWriter
• Phillip FreyWriter

• Richard HarrisKing George II
• Glenda JacksonQueen Caroline
• Frank FinlayEdward Coke
• Jenny AgutterHannah Coke
• Nigel HawthorneAchmet
• Navin ChowdhryAgba
• Anthony QuayleLord Granville
• Peter VaughanCaptain
• Ian RichardsonBey of Tunis
• Neil DicksonEarl of Godolphin
• Barry FosterMr. Williams
• Jill GascoineMrs. Williams