To Play the King
To Play the King ★★★ 1993
Sequel to “The House of Cards” finds Francis Urquhart (Richardson), having murdered his way to the Prime Ministery, now bored with his political situation. But things may be changing—the Queen has been succeeded by her liberal son (Kitchen) and Francis, goaded by his equally vicious wife (Fletcher), plots treachery to bring down the monarchy. Followed by “The Final Cut”; adapted from the novel by Michael Dobbs. 212m/C VHS, DVD . GB Ian Richardson, Michael Kitchen, Diane Fletcher, Kitty Aldridge, Bernice Stegers, Colin Jeavons, Rowena King, Erika Hoffman, Nicholas Farrell; D: Paul Seed; W: Andrew Davies.
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