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Heroes and Villains is a 2007–2008 BBC Television drama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour-long episode features a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán Cortés, Richard I of England, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The statements at the beginning of each episode read: "This film depicts real events and real characters. It is based on the accounts of writers of the time. It has been written with the advice of modern historians." In the United States the show was aired on The Military Channel and was called "Warriors".
Original Release
11/11/2007 on BBC
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rob Brydon | Stanislav Fréron |
Brian McCardie | Hernan Cortes |
Kevin Eldon | Romulus |
Anthony Flanagan | Spartacus |
James Saito | Ieyasu Tokugawa |
Leon Ockenden | Earl of Leicester |
Richard McCabe | Barras |
Harry Lloyd | Lucas |
Hiro Kanagawa | Mitsunari Ishida |
Nicholas Shaw | Sandoval |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Napoleon | Sunday, 11 November 2007 |
2 | Attila the Hun | Wednesday, 13 February 2008 |
3 | Spartacus | Friday, 29 February 2008 |
4 | Cortes | Saturday, 15 March 2008 |
5 | Richard the Lionheart | Saturday, 22 March 2008 |
6 | Shogun | Monday, 24 March 2008 |
7 | Genghis Khan |
Directors
Andrew Grieve, Arif Nurmohamed, Nick Green, Tim Dunn, Nick Murphy, Gareth Edwards
Writers
Tony Etchells, Arif Nurmohamed, Colin Heber-Percy, Clare Saxby, James Wood, Lyall B. Watson, Nick Murphy, Andrew Grieve
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rob Brydon | Stanislav Fréron |
Brian McCardie | Hernan Cortes |
Kevin Eldon | Romulus |
Anthony Flanagan | Spartacus |
James Saito | Ieyasu Tokugawa |
Leon Ockenden | Earl of Leicester |
Richard McCabe | Barras |
Harry Lloyd | Lucas |
Hiro Kanagawa | Mitsunari Ishida |
Nicholas Shaw | Sandoval |
Mick Walter | Zercon |
Nadia Boussetta | Sparticus's Wife |
Tom Burke | Napoleon Bonaparte |
Andrew Howard | Alvarado |
Rory McCann | Attila the Hun |
Steven Waddington | Richard the Lionheart |
Louis Ozawa | Hideaki Kobayakawa |
Jamie Foreman | Slave Trader |
Laura Greenwood | Paoletta |
Yuji Okumoto | Naomasa Ii |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Matthew Barrett | Executive Producer |
Noriko Koyanagi | Executive Producer |
Mark Hedgecoe | Producer |
Laura Burrows | Producer |
Jim Spencer | Producer |
Paul Tivers | Producer |
Arif Nurmohamed | Producer |
Matthew Hamilton | Producer |
Nick Green | Producer |
Tim Dunn | Producer |
Nick Murphy | Producer |