Edward II
S9 E2 December 30, 1993
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Overview
In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favour in bed even to wield political influence - the stage is set for a palace revolt which sends the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon.
Guest Stars
Steven Waddington
Edward II
Andrew Tiernan
Piers Gaveston
Dudley Sutton
Bishop of Winchester
Tilda Swinton
Isabella
John Lynch
Spencer
Jerome Flynn
Kent