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England, My England is a 1995 British historical film directed by Tony Palmer and starring Michael Ball, Simon Callow, Lucy Speed and Robert Stephens. It depicts the life of the composer Henry Purcell, seen through the eyes of a playwright in the 1960s who is trying to write a play about him. It was written by John Osborne and Charles Wood.
Original Release
01/01/1995
Cast
Name | Character |
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Simon Callow | Charles II |
Michael Ball | Henry Purcell |
Rebecca Front | Mary II |
Lucy Speed | Nell Gwyn |
Letitia Dean | Lady Castlemaine / Barbara Palmer (Lady Castlemaine) |
Nina Young | Frances Purcell |
John Shrapnel | Samuel Pepys |
Robert Stephens | John Dryden |
Terence Rigby | Captain Henry Cooke |
Corin Redgrave | William of Orange |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Simon Callow | Charles II |
Michael Ball | Henry Purcell |
Rebecca Front | Mary II |
Lucy Speed | Nell Gwyn |
Letitia Dean | Lady Castlemaine / Barbara Palmer (Lady Castlemaine) |
Nina Young | Frances Purcell |
John Shrapnel | Samuel Pepys |
Robert Stephens | John Dryden |
Terence Rigby | Captain Henry Cooke |
Corin Redgrave | William of Orange |
John Fortune | Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon |
Guy Henry | James II |
Peter Woodthorpe | Kiffen |
Edward Michie | Young Harry |
Tom Shrapnel | Young Pelham |
Antonia De Sancha | Louise |
Rebecca Tremain | Catherine of Bragança |
Vernon Dobtcheff | Dr. Spratt |
Tim Newton | Harry Purcell Snr |
Patricia Quinn | Elizabeth Purcell |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Simon Flind | Executive Producer |
James Wills | Executive Producer |
Mike Bluett | Producer |
Stefan Kitanov | Producer |
Alexander Metodiev | Producer |
Radoslav Spassov | Producer |