The White Queen
BBC1 HD, BBC1 (not Northern Ireland): SUN 16 JUN 9pm - 10pm 1/10. New series. Epic historical drama set against the backdrop of the War of the Roses, telling the stories of three different women in their quest for power. The year is 1464 and England has been at war for nine years, battling over who is the rightful king. Edward IV is crowned with the help of master manipulator the Earl of Warwick - but when he falls in love with beautiful widowed commoner Elizabeth Woodville, Warwick's plan for control over the throne crashing down around him. Rebecca Ferguson (no, not the X Factor singer), Max Irons and James Frain star. Based on the best-selling novel series The Cousins' War by Philippa Gregory.
CastElizabeth Woodville Rebecca Ferguson
Lady Margaret Beaufort Amanda Hale
Anna Neville Faye Marsay
Jacquetta WoodvilleJ anet McTeer
King Edward IV Max Irons
Lord Warwick James Frain
Isabel Neville Eleanor Tomlinson
Henry Stafford Michael Maloney
Baron Rivers Robert Pugh
Duchess Cecily Caroline Goodall
George, Duke of Clarence David Oakes
Richard, Duke of Gloucester Aneurin Barnard
Anthony Rivers Ben Lamb
Countess of Warwick Juliet Aubrey
John Rivers Simon Ginty
Mary Woodville Eve PonsonbyCrew
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