There’s a very interesting and major BBC drama on the way that’s set against the iconic backdrop of the War of the Roses. THE WHITE QUEEN is a major new ten hour adaptation of Philippa Gregory’s vivid bestselling historical novel series The Cousin’s War for BBC One.
THE WHITE QUEEN is set to be the thrilling story of the women caught up in the on-going conflict for the throne – they are some of the most ruthless players in history and will stop at nothing to support their own causes and those of the ones they love. The drama airs on Sunday, June 16th at 9pm, on BBC One.
We’ve got the image above from the BBC but also scroll down below for a few stills and with more to come! Check out the brand new episode one clip below:
For those just finding out, here’s the official press release with a mass of information. There’s also an astonishing cast:
The year is 1464 and England has been at war for nine years battling over who is the rightful King of England – it is a war between two sides of the same family, The House of York and The House of Lancaster.
The House of York’s young and devilishly handsome Edward IV (MAX IRONS – Red Riding Hood, The Host) is crowned King of England with the help of master manipulator the Earl of Warwick “The Kingmaker” (JAMES FRAIN – True Blood, The Tudors). But when Edward falls in love and secretly marries a beautiful young widow, the commoner Elizabeth Woodville (introducing the actress REBECCA FERGUSON) Warwick’s plan for control over the English throne comes crashing down around him. Frustrated by the new Queen’s influence he will stop at nothing to maintain his grip on the King….
The most beautiful woman in the land, Elizabeth Woodville marries for the love of her King, with the help of her mother Jacquetta (Academy & Tony award nominee JANET MCTEER), a self-proclaimed sorceress. Elizabeth’s most fierce adversary is the staunchly loyal Lancastrian Margaret Beaufort (AMANDA HALE – The Crimson Petal & The White) – a damaged and highly religious woman who would willingly lay down her life to see her young son Henry Tudor take the throne. And then there is Anne Neville (introducing FAYE MARSAY), Lord Warwick, The Kingmaker’s daughter – a pawn in her father’s battle for control; who finds her strength and ambition when she takes control of her destiny and marries the King’s younger brother Richard Duke of Gloucester (ANEURIN BERNARD – Ironclad, We’ll Take Manhattan).
Controller of BBC Drama BEN STEPHENSON says: “One of the most ambitious series the BBC has made, this 10 part series is an epic drama that makes real history as gripping as the best fiction, featuring a cast of extraordinary new talent and some of our finest actors. “
The cast also includes: JULIET AUBREY (Countess of Warwick), VEERLE BAETENS (Margaret of Anjou),JOEY BATEY (Edward of Lancaster), LEO BILL (Sir Reginald Bray), EMILY BERRINGTON (Jane Shore), ED BRODY (Richard Grey), ASHLEY CHARLES (Thomas Grey), ELINOR CRAWLEY (Princess Cecily), ARTHUR DARVILL (Harry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham) SHAUN DOOLEY (Sir Robert Brackenbury), SIMON GINTY (John Rivers), CAROLINE GOODALL (Duchess Cecily), ANDREW GOWER (Lord Strange), RUPERT GRAVES (Lord Thomas Stanley), NICK HENDRIX (Edmund Beaufort), MICHAEL JENN (Dr Lewis), BEN LAMB (Anthony Rivers), MICHAEL MALONEY (Henry Stafford) and MICHAEL MARCUS (Henry Tudor), FREYA MAVOR (Princess Lizzy), ), LIZZY MCINNERNY (Lady Sutcliffe), TOM MCKAY (Jasper Tudor, HUGH MITCHELL (Richard Welles), DAVID OAKES (George Duke of Clarence), EVE PONSONBY (Mary Woodville), ROBERT PUGH (Baron Rivers), FRANCES TOMELTY (Lady Beauchamp), ELEANOR TOMLINSON (Isabel Neville) and RUPERT YOUNG (Sir William Herbert).
We’ll see you on Sunday June 16th!
