To Play the King Chapter Eight (Season 2, Episode 4)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 55 min | Drama

To Play the King

Chapter Eight (Season 2, Episode 4)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 55 min | Drama

Francis Urquhart calls the election but the party is down 13 points in the polls and he will obviously have a hard slog ahead if he is to be reelected. A gas explosion in a block of flats gives the King a platform to drive home his point ...See moreFrancis Urquhart calls the election but the party is down 13 points in the polls and he will obviously have a hard slog ahead if he is to be reelected. A gas explosion in a block of flats gives the King a platform to drive home his point about the need to invest more in housing and social services, but the PM also makes use of the opportunity to remind the King to stay out of politics. Party Chairman Tim Stamper is not very pleased that his old friend Urquhart won't promise him a senior Cabinet post should they win the election and he sets out to ruin him. As the Conservative party inches ever closer to being reelected, Urquhart must deal with Stamper and Sarah, both of whom have the evidence to bring him down. Written by garykmcd See less

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Ian Richardson Francis Urquhart Francis Urquhart See fewer	From Hell (2001)
Michael Kitchen King King See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Kitty Aldridge Sarah Harding Sarah Harding See fewer	A Room with a View (1985)
Colin Jeavons Tim Stamper Tim Stamper See fewer	St. Ives (1967)
Diane Fletcher Elizabeth Urquhart Elizabeth Urquhart See fewer	A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Nicholas Farrell David Mycroft David Mycroft See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Rowena King Chloe Carmichael Chloe Carmichael See fewer	The Bucket List (2007)
Leonard Preston John Stroud John Stroud See fewer	The Further Adventures of Oliver Twist (1980)
Jack Fortune Ken Charterhouse Ken Charterhouse See fewer	Cardiac Arrest (1994)
Erika Hoffman The Lady The Lady See fewer	Brush Strokes (1986)
Nick Brimble Corder Corder See fewer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Richard Howard John Sarkey John Sarkey See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Richard Durden BBC Official BBC Official See fewer	From Paris with Love (2010)
Kate Ricketts Current Affairs Lady Current Affairs Lady See fewer	Madson (1996)
Geoffrey McGivern Bill Rochester Bill Rochester See fewer	Little Dorrit (2008)
Adam Bareham Interviewer Interviewer See fewer	Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
John Paul Connolly Sturdy Beggar Sturdy Beggar See fewer	Lucky Man (2016)
Soo Drouet Big Woman Big Woman See fewer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Don Warrington Graham Gaunt Graham Gaunt See fewer	Hamlet (1996)
Angus Kennedy Court Reporter Court Reporter See fewer	Allied (2016)
Stan Finni Chloe's Pet (as Stanley Finni) Chloe's Pet (as Stanley Finni) See fewer	Cracker (1993)
Declan Skeete New Rasta New Rasta See fewer	To Play the King (1993)
Julian Harries Para Officer Para Officer See fewer	The Kid (2010)
Tom Karol Television Presenter Television Presenter See fewer	Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
Prudence Rennick Mayoress Mayoress See fewer	The Professionals (1977)
Lawrence Werber Returning Officer Returning Officer See fewer	Masterpiece (1971)
Tom Beasley Young King Young King See fewer	To Play the King (1993)
Susannah Harker Mattie Storin (archive footage) Mattie Storin (archive footage) See fewer	House of Cards (1990)
Ryan Hurst King's Page Boy (uncredited) King's Page Boy (uncredited) See fewer	Brookside (1982)