The Devil's Crown Before the Dark (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

The Devil's Crown

Before the Dark (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

With Eleanor imprisoned at Salisbury and his sons plotting rebellion at Louis' court in Paris, Henry finds comfort in the arms of Alys - but Alys is Richard's young bride-to-be.

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David Myerscough-Jones

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Updated May 28, 1978

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May 28, 1978 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Brian Cox Henry II Henry II See fewer	Succession (2018)
Jane Lapotaire Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine See fewer	Lady Jane (1986)
Charles Kay Louis VII Louis VII See fewer	Amadeus (1984)
Christopher Gable Philippe Auguste Philippe Auguste See fewer	The Boy Friend (1971)
John Duttine John John See fewer	To Serve Them All My Days (1980)
Ralph Arliss Geoffrey Bastard Geoffrey Bastard See fewer	The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
Michael Byrne Richard Lionheart Richard Lionheart See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
William Garritt Surgeon Surgeon See fewer	The Devil's Crown (1978)
Derrick Gilbert William Marshal William Marshal See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Lucy Gutteridge Alys Alys See fewer	Top Secret! (1984)
Kevin McNally Henry Henry See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Martin Neil Geoffrey Geoffrey See fewer	Accident (1978)
Nina Zuckerman Constance (as Nina Francis) Constance (as Nina Francis) See fewer	Are You Being Served? (1972)