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'''''Plantagenet''''' is a three-series sequence of [[BBC Radio 4]] [[radio play]]s by the British dramatist [[Mike Walker (radio dramatist)|Mike Walker]], broadcast in the [[Classic Serial]] strand, based on the account of the [[Plantagenet]] dynasty in ''[[Holinshed's Chronicles]]''. Each series consisted of three weekly episodes, the first premiering from 14 February 2010, the second from 29 May 2011 and the third from 1 April 2012.
==Episode list==
===Series 1===
====Henry II – What is A Man?====
*King [[Henry II of England|Henry II]] – [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]]
*Queen [[Eleanor of Aquitaine|Eleanor]] – [[Jane Lapotaire]]
*Prince [[Richard I of England|Richard]] – [[Joseph Cohen-Cole]]
*Prince [[Henry the Young King|Hal]] – [[Piers Wehner]]
*Prince [[Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany|Geoffrey]] – [[Rhys Jennings]]
*[[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke|William Marshal]]l – [[Stephen Hogan]]
*[[Bertran de Bourne]] – [[Bruce Alexander (actor)|Bruce Alexander]]
*King [[Louis VII of France|Louis]] – [[Philip Fox (actor)|Philip Fox]]
*Courtier – [[John Biggins (actor)|John Biggins]]
====Richard I – Lionheart====
*Queen Eleanor – Jane Lapotaire
*Richard – Ed Stoppard
*King Henry II – David Warner
*[[William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke|William Marshal]]l – [[Stephen Hogan]]
*King [[Philip II of France|Philip]] – [[John Biggins (actor)|John Biggins]]
*[[Saladin]] – [[Raad Rawi]]
*[[Al-Adil I|El-adel]] – [[Khalid Laith]]
*[[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem|Baldwin]] – [[Ewan Hooper]]
*Prince John, later [[John of England|King John]] – [[Neil Stuke]]
*Hugh – [[Philip Fox (actor)|Philip Fox]]
*[[Robert of Champagne]] – [[Rhys Jennings]]
*[[Conrad of Montferrat|Conrad]] – [[Piers Wehner]]
====John, by the Grace of God====
*Queen Eleanor – Jane Lapotaire
*King Richard – Ed Stoppard
*King John – Neil Stuke
*William Marshall – [[Stephen Hogan]]
*Prince [[Arthur I, Duke of Brittany|Arthur]] – [[Ryan Watson (actor)|Ryan Watson]]
*Queen [[Isabella of Angouleme|Isabelle]] – [[Emerald O'Hanrahan]]
*King Philip – John Biggins
*Saladin – Raad Rawi
*El-Adel – Khalid Laith
*Doctor/[[Stephen Langton|Langton]] – Ewan Hooper
*Girard – [[Joseph Cohen-Cole]]
*[[Peter des Roches|De Roche]] – Bruce Alexander
*[[Robert Fitzwalter|Fitzwalter]] – Piers Wehner
*[[William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke|Will Marshall]] – Rhys Jennings
*Prince Henry, later [[Henry III of England|Henry III]] – Bertie Gilbert
===Series 2===
====Edward I – Old Soldiers====
*King [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] – [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]]
*[[Margaret of France, Queen of England|Margaret]], Edward's second wife – [[Ellie Kendrick]]
*Ned, later King [[Edward II of England|Edward II]] – [[Sam Troughton]]
*[[Piers Gaveston]] – [[Simon Bubb]]
*[[William Wallace]] – [[James Lailey]]
*[[Roger Bigod, 5th Earl of Norfolk|Roger Bigod]] – [[Jonathan Forbes (actor)|Jonathan Forbes]]
====Edward II – The Greatest Traitor====
*King Edward II – Sam Troughton
*[[Isabella of France|Isabella]], Edward's wife and Mortimer's lover – [[Hattie Morahan]]
*[[Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March|Roger Mortimer]] – [[Trystan Gravelle]]
*Prince Edward, later King [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] – [[Joseph Samrai]]
*[[Hugh Despenser the Younger|Hugh Despenser]] – Jonathan Forbes
====Richard II – And All Our Dreams Will End in Death====
*King [[Richard II of England|Richard II]], Edward III's grandson and heir – [[Patrick Kennedy (British actor)|Patrick Kennedy]]
*[[Henry IV of England|Henry Bolingbroke]] – [[Blake Ritson]]
*[[Anne of Bohemia|Queen Ann]] – [[Alex Tregear]]
*[[Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester|Gloucester]] – [[Peter Polycarpou]]
*[[John of Gaunt]] – [[Sean Baker (actor)|Sean Baker]]
===Series 3===
====Henry V – True Believers====
*[[Henry V of England|Hal]], later King Henry V ...[[Luke Treadaway]]
*Katherine of France, Henry V's wife...[[Lydia Leonard]]
*Thomas of Earlham...[[James Lailey]]
*Sir John Oldcastle...[[Nicky Henson]]
*King [[Henry IV of England|Henry IV]]...[[Paul Moriarty (actor)|Paul Moriarty]]
*Badby...[[Simon Bubb]]
*Bradmore...[[Carl Prekopp]]
====Henry VI – A Simple Man====
*King [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]]...[[Al Weaver]]
*[[Margaret of Anjou|Margaret]]...[[Aimee-Ffion Edwards]]
*[[Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York|Richard, Duke of York]]... [[Shaun Dooley]]
*[[Henry Beaufort|Cardinal Beaufort]]...[[Paul Moriarty (actor)|Paul Moriarty]]
*Earl of Warwick...[[Gerard McDermott]]
*Duke of Somerset...[[Carl Prekopp]]
*Edward of York...[[Simon Bubb]]
====Richard III – The Three Brothers====
*Queen [[Elizabeth Woodville]], wife of Edward IV...[[Nancy Carroll (British actress)|Nancy Carroll]]
*King [[Edward IV of England|Edward IV]]...[[Simon Bubb]]
*King [[Richard III of England|Richard III]]...[[Carl Prekopp]]
*[[George, Duke of Clarence|Clarence]]...[[Christopher Webster]]
*[[Margaret of Anjou|Margaret]], widow of Henry VI...[[Aimee Ffion Edwards]]
*Warwick...[[Gerard McDermott]]
*Stafford...[[Adam Billington]]
*Lewis...[[James Lailey]]
*Bishop...[[Paul Moriarty (actor)|Paul Moriarty]]
==External links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qm57p/episodes/2010 BBC site – Series 1]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011lj0s BBC site – Series 2]
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