Heroes and Villains
2007•1 Seasons•6 Episodes•7.0•Ended
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Heroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour long episode featured 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 is aired on The Military Channel and was called "Warriors".
Creator
Nick Murphy, Andrew Grieve, James Wood, Arif Nurmohamed, Tony Etchells
Network
BBC One
Origin
GB
Cast
Anthony Flanagan
James Saito
Brian McCardie
Steven Waddington
Rory McCann
Attila the Hun
Harry Lloyd
Lucas
Gina Bellman
Catherine Carteaux
Rob Brydon
Kevin Eldon
Richard McCabe
Harry Lloyd
Tom Burke
Donald Sumpter
Michael Maloney
Robert Glenister
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