Bite this. Restrain her.

Description: In 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.

Cast:
Louis XIV: George Blagden
Monsieur Philippe d'Orléans: Alexander Vlahos
Fabien Marchal: Tygh Runyan
Bontemps: Stuart Bowman
Chevalier: Evan Williams
Louvois: Joe Sheridan
Colbert: Steve Cumyn
Marie-Thérèse: Elisa Lasowski
Sophie: Maddison Jaizani
Bossuet: Geoffrey Bateman
Montespan: Anna Brewster
Palatine: Jessica Clark
Maintenon: Catherine Walker
Cassel: Pip Torrens
Claudine: Lizzie Brocheré
Henriette: Noémie Schmidt
Montcourt: Anatole Taubman
Jacques: Gilly Gilchrist
Delphine: Marie Askehave
Marie-Thérèse's Lady in Waiting: Carmen Cabello Sanchez
Gaston: Harry Hadden-Paton
Béatrice: Amira Casar
Madame Agathe: Suzanne Clément
Guillaume: Matthew McNulty
Jeanne: Jenny Platt
Bastien: Anthony Flanagan
Rohan: Alexis Michalik
Tristan: Ernesto Costa
Thomas Beaumont: Mark Rendall
Louise de La Vallière: Sarah Winter
Eleanor: Daphné Patakia
Dr. Masson: Peter Hudson
Palatine's Lady in Waiting: Jessica Hinds
Head Musketeer: Cédric Vallet
Lauren: Anna Cottis
Mike: Raphael Roger Levy
Cardinal Leto: Ken Bones
Leopold: Rory Keenan
Austrian Minister: Dan Rosson
Odile: Camille Rutherford
Dauphin: James Clack
Big Fella: Calum MacPherson
Luxembourg: Nathan Willcocks
Father Etienne: Ned Dennehy
Olivier: Tim Loane
Di Marco: Clement Toyon
William of Orange: George Webster
Madeleine de Foix: Greta Scacchi
Jaubert: Yohann Chopin
Man in the Iron Mask: Jean-Hugues Anglade
Musketeer Hugues: Blaise Pettebone
Mathilde: Sabrina Bartlett
Benoît: Tom Ainsley
Doctor: Antoine Blanquefort
Tomas: Jerome Borenstein
Montespan's Friend: Kate Colebrook
Prison Guard: Maximilien Seweryn
Dutch Minister: Conor Lovett
Isabelle: Phareelle Onoyan
Cavanel: James Flynn
Prison Governor: Jack Ellis
Musketeer: Joseph Olivennes
Anne of Austria: Dominique Blanc
Princess Isabella Braganza: Benedita Pereira
Throckmorton: Rupert Vansittart
Lunatic: Dominique Pinon
The Invisible Man: Nicolas Perrault
Nabo: Marie-Agnès Ganga
Marie-Louise: Frances Pooley
Nymph: Sonia Gleis
Housemaid: Chloe Hollings
Barek: Selva Rasalingam
Adele de Vasseur: Victoire Dauxerre
Hooker: Nathalie Portal
Companion: Georgina Leeming
Young Soldier: Théo Frilet
Noblewoman: Audrey Quoturi
Voyant: Sinan Bertrand
Bastien's Henchman: Julien Sarazin
Louis XIV (10 Yrs.): Nathaniel Spender
Françoise Parthenay: Olivia Gotanègre
Charlotte Parthenay: Alice Wall
Father Pascal: James Joint
Fan: Matt Vladimery
Pascal de Saint Martin: Charles Martins
Guard: Cédric Martin
Chambermaid: Isabelle Ziental
Architect: Francois Carpenter
Drillaux: Alexandre Foin
Mother Superior: Gabrielle Lazure
Delphine's Father: Jacky Pratoussy
Charles II: Daniel Lapaine
Augustin: Nicholas Mead
Annaba: Marcus Griffiths
Messenger: Tom Neal
De Blaye: Paul Bandey
Giovanni Cassini: Derek Hutchinson
Nobleman: Daniel Horn
Young Spanish: Sébastien Corona
Sultan of Bijapur: Ace Bhatti
Spice Merchant: Prokash Roy
Burly Man: Quentin Faure
Warrior: Pascal Duthuin
Robiquet: Serge Feuillard
Turnkey: James D. Sheppard
Kobina: Tosin Cole
Emissary: Holger Daemgen
Louis XIII: David Stanley
Veteran: Barnaby Apps
Sophie's Friend: Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux
Junkie: Larry
Young Priest: Zachary Fall
Madame Secrétan: Stéphanie Campion
Rebel Soldier: Steven Elder
Taxman: Armen Georgian
Courier Boy: Paul Spera
French Rider: Christian Starr Lassen
Deserter: Raphael Acloque
Bontemps' son: Noah Labastie
Tutor: Patrick Albenque
Libéral Bruand: David Coburn
Angélique: Frankie Wallach
Le Nôtre: Thierry Harcourt
Whore - Opium Den: Bénédicte Liot
Ugly Soldier: Julian Eggerickx
Prostitute: Romane Coumes
Aida: Symone Beligbia
Monsieur Delbart: Allain Naron
Coco: Audrey Kouame
Violin Player: Fu'ad Aït Aattou
New Messenger: Dag Leonardsson
Wine Waiter: Cédric Weber
Priest: Alain Churin
Madame de Beauvais: Valérie Thoumire
Garde rapproché du roi Louis 14: Jérémy Parisi
Merchant: Gianluca Matarrese
Lord Arrundel: Nicolas de Lavergne
1 episode, 2015: Xavier Bonadonna
Soeur Hermione: Hannah Arterton
Madame De Reynaud: Crystal Shepherd-Cross
Delphine - Lady In Waiting: Sophie Fleur Lison
The Dutch messenger: Corneliu Dragomirescu
Villette: Max Hayter
Astrologer: Andrew Eldridge
The Cook: Vincent Chaumont
Monsieur De Reynaud: Max Delor
Villagers: Roger Grinstein
Nervous Man: Fairbairn Alan
DARS Hélène: Hélène Dars
Golovine: Keith Bartlett
Noble: Cassandre Dagon
Footman: Fabien Hagege
Complotiste: Lilian Guillemineau
Abbess Sybille: Diana Stewart
The Frondeur: Pascal Lopez
Young Nobleman: Vincent Moussie
La vieille dame: Margot Maricot
André: Allan Mac Horn
Noble Woman: Nathalie Boyer
Soeur de crecy: Trixie Lhomme
Lady in Waiting: Marine Pédeboscq
Madame Maquart: Julie Maes
Le tanneur: Tony Martone

Written by: Simon Mirren, David Wolstencroft

Release date: 01 Oct 2016