Heroes and Villains (TV series)
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Heroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour long episode featured a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán Cortés, Richard I of England, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The statements at the beginning of each episode read: "This film depicts real events and real characters. It is based on the accounts of writers of the time. It has been written with the advice of modern historians."
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Cast
- Rob Brydon as Fréron
- Richard McCabe as Barras
- Tom Burke as Napoleon
- Laura Greenwood as Paoletta
- Alice Krige as Letizia
- Alex Lowe as Junot
- Kenneth Cranham as General Carteaux
- Gina Bellman as Catherine Carteaux
- Dareen Queralt as Denon
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths as General Doppet
- Antony Higgins as General Dugommier
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