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  • The Great Fire Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
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    TV Episode | 45 min | Drama, History

The Great Fire

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 45 min | Drama, History

London, 1666:- Thomas Farriner, a widower with two young daughters, runs a bakery in Pudding Lane and turns to administrator Samuel Pepys when naval clerk Sheridan withholds payment for the bread he has supplied to the navy. Pepys cannot ...See moreLondon, 1666:- Thomas Farriner, a widower with two young daughters, runs a bakery in Pudding Lane and turns to administrator Samuel Pepys when naval clerk Sheridan withholds payment for the bread he has supplied to the navy. Pepys cannot help though he does inform him that his brother seems to have been lost in a sea battle against the Dutch. Profligate king Charles II, in pursuit of comely Frances Stuart, holds lavish banquets he cannot afford due to the war and is rebuked by both his brother, James the duke of York, and Pepys. Lord Denton, the king's spy-master, arrests an assassin about to murder Charles and links him to the Catholic sympathizer the Duke of Hanford. Thomas's sister-in-law Sarah works for Hanford and Denton persuades her to - reluctantly - spy for him. At the same time a spark from Thomas's oven sets alight the straw on the floor and the Great Fire of London begins. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
Writer
Producer
Composers
Dan Jones | Elizabeth Purnell (co-composer) (2014)
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Sarah Crowe (2014)
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 16, 2014

Release date
Oct 16, 2014 (United Kingdom)

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Andrew Buchan
Thomas Farriner Thomas Farriner   See fewer
Polly Dartford
Hannah Farriner Hannah Farriner   See fewer
Joey Price
David Farriner David Farriner   See fewer
Trixiebell Harrowell
Mary Farriner Mary Farriner   See fewer
Tim Steed
Sheridan Sheridan   See fewer
Jack Huston
King Charles II King Charles II   See fewer
Antonia Clarke
Frances Stewart Frances Stewart   See fewer
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
James, Duke of York James, Duke of York   See fewer
Richard McCabe
Lord Hyde Lord Hyde   See fewer
Richard Dixon
Lord Ashley-Cooper Lord Ashley-Cooper   See fewer
Susannah Fielding
Lady Castlemaine Lady Castlemaine   See fewer
Sonya Cassidy
Queen Catherine of Braganza Queen Catherine of Braganza   See fewer
Joe Wredden
Assassin Assassin   See fewer
Charles Dance
Lord Denton Lord Denton   See fewer
David Schofield
The Duke of Hanford The Duke of Hanford   See fewer
Uriel Emil
Signor Romero Signor Romero   See fewer
William Beck
Richard Smith Richard Smith   See fewer
Perdita Weeks
Elizabeth Pepys Elizabeth Pepys   See fewer
Daniel Mays
Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys   See fewer
Jon Foster
John Hobbs (as John Foster) John Hobbs (as John Foster)   See fewer
Will Kemp
Alfredo Alfredo   See fewer
Nicholas Blane
Mayor Bludworth Mayor Bludworth   See fewer
Geoff Bell
Wilson Wilson   See fewer
Ben Crompton
Mr. Bagwell Mr. Bagwell   See fewer
Jennie Gruner
Mrs. Bagwell Mrs. Bagwell   See fewer
Roger Nevares
Spanish Ambassador Martinez Spanish Ambassador Martinez   See fewer
Jaryd Headley
Londoner (voice) Londoner (voice)   See fewer
Richard Banks
King's Footman (uncredited) King's Footman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jill Buchanan
Survivor / Village Camp Settler (uncredited) Survivor / Village Camp Settler (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Douglas
Robber (uncredited) Robber (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Haldor
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Haydon
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Eloise Juryeff
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited) Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Matt Lott
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Saunders
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Claira Watson Parr
Edith (uncredited) Edith (uncredited)   See fewer
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