The Devil's Crown
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The Devil's Crown is a BBC television series which dramatised the reigns of three medieval Kings of England: Henry II and his sons Richard I and John. It is also known as La couronne du Diable in French.
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The Devil's Crown | |
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Also known as | "La Couronne du Diable" |
Genre | Drama History |
Written by | Jack Russell Ken Taylor |
Directed by | Alan Cooke Jane Howell Ronald Wilson |
Starring | Brian Cox Jane Lapotaire Michael Byrne John Duttine Christopher Gable |
Composer | David Cain |
Country of origin | United Kingdom France Switzerland Italy |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Producer | Richard Beynon |
Running time | 55 minutes |
Production companies | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Radiotelevisione Italiana TF1 Time-Life Television Productions Télécip Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR) |
Original release | |
Network | BBC2 |
Release | 30 April (1978-04-30) – 1 July 1978 (1978-07-01) |
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The series was written by Jack Russell and Ken Taylor. It was shown in the United Kingdom in thirteen 55-minute episodes between 30 April and 23 July 1978.
A full set of tape copies exist at the British Film Institute, where they can be viewed on request. It has never been released on DVD, although a French dubbed version, called "La couronne du Diable", is available as a paid download.[1]