The Prince and the Pauper

The read

The series ran 1 season across 6 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well. The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain's novel about adventure and intrigue in the court of Henry VIII.

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Key crew

• Andrew MorganDirector

Cast

• Philip SarsonPrince Edward/Tom Canty
• James PurefoyMiles Hendon
• John BoweThe Duke of Somerset/The Earl of Hertford
• Peter JeffreyThe Duke of Norfolk
• Richenda CareyLady Milford
• Douglas ReithChamberlain
• Sophia MylesLady Jane Grey
• Lucy SpeedNan Canty
• Keith MichellKing Henry VIII
• Rupert FrazerSir Thomas Seymour
• John JuddJohn Canty

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