To Play the King

1993 British political thriller television drama and sequel to House of Cards
TVSeries miniseries Q7811076
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To Play the King

Summary

To Play the King is a miniseries[1]. It draws 536 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #197 of 738).[2]

Key Facts

  • To Play the King's instance of is recorded as miniseries[3].
  • To Play the King was directed by Paul Seed[4].
  • To Play the King's based on is recorded as To Play the King[5].
  • To Play the King was followed by The Final Cut[6].
  • A cast member of To Play the King was Ian Richardson[7].
  • A cast member of To Play the King was Michael Kitchen[8].
  • A cast member of To Play the King was Kitty Aldridge[9].
  • A cast member of To Play the King was Diane Fletcher[10].
  • To Play the King is part of House of Cards trilogy[11].
  • The original language of To Play the King was English[12].
  • To Play the King's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • To Play the King's original broadcaster is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation[14].
  • To Play the King's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • To Play the King was released on November 21, 1993[16].
  • To Play the King began on November 21, 1993[17].
  • To Play the King ended on December 12, 1993[18].
  • To Play the King's distributed by is recorded as British Broadcasting Corporation[19].
  • To Play the King's main subject is politics[20].
  • To Play the King's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[21].
  • To Play the King's has characteristic is recorded as television series based on a novel[22].
  • To Play the King's after a work by is recorded as Michael Dobbs[23].
  • To Play the King's Kijkwijzer rating is recorded as 12[24].
  • To Play the King's set in environment is recorded as island[25].
  • To Play the King's P14813 is recorded as 115288[26].
  • To Play the King's P14821 is recorded as 108962[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

To Play the King was directed by Paul Seed[4]. Cast members include Ian Richardson[7], Michael Kitchen[8], Kitty Aldridge[9], and Diane Fletcher[10].

Publication

To Play the King was released on November 21, 1993[16]. The original language of it was English[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. It is part of House of Cards trilogy[11].

Subject and Themes

To Play the King's main subject is politics[20].

Adaptations and Inspiration

To Play the King's after a work by is recorded as Michael Dobbs[23]. It was followed by The Final Cut[6].

Why It Matters

To Play the King draws 536 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #197 of 738).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Kijkwijzer rating 12
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