The Devil's Crown
| The Devil's Crown | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | "La Couronne du Diable" |
| Genre |
Drama History |
| Written by | Jack Russell Ken Taylor |
| Directed by |
Alan Cooke Jane Howell Ronald Wilson |
| Starring |
Brian Cox Jane Lapotaire Michael Byrne John Duttine Christopher Gable |
| Composer(s) | David Cain |
| Country of origin |
United Kingdom France Switzerland Italy |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Richard Beynon |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company(s) | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Radiotelevisione Italiana TF1 Time-Life Television Productions Télécip Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR) |
| Distributor | Radio Télévision Belge (RTB) |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC2 |
| First shown in | United Kingdom |
| Original release | 30 April – 1 July 1978 |
The Devil's Crown was a BBC television series which dramatised the reigns of three medieval Kings of England: Henry II and his sons Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland. It is also known as La couronne du diable in French.
The series was written by Jack Russell and Ken Taylor. It was shown in the United Kingdom in thirteen 55-minute episodes between 30 April and 23 July 1978.
A weblog falsely reported that some episodes no longer exist in the BBC archives.
A full set of tape copies exist at the British Film Institute, where they can be viewed on request. It has never been released on DVD, although a French dubbed version, called "La couronne du diable", is available as a paid (legal) download.
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