What better way to warm yourself up a bit during cold winter nights than with some scantily clad Greek warriors and princesses, starting next Saturday,
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February 17th, when British
BBC will start airing
TROY: FALL OF A CITY, eight episode brand new epic television series!
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TROY: FALL OF A CITYan epic tale of mortals and gods, has a psychologically rich and sweeping narrative which goes back to the story’s origins: to the judgement of Paris, his
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| David Threlfall is King Priam of Troy |
scandalous love affair with Helen, and the ill-starred prophecy surrounding his birth. Told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of
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| Tom Weston Jones is the heroic and tragic prince Hector of Troy |
the siege,
TROY: FALL OF A CITY is a rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging. Combining thrilling adventure with heart-breaking intimacy, it
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| Bella Dayne is flimsy Helen of Troy whose adultery starts the war |
conveys the big themes of human existence and identity; of people battling to retain their sense of humanity and compassion amid the devastation and destruction of war.
The eight part saga, which will also air on Netflix after the run in UK, will see
Louis Hunter and
Bella Dayne as Paris and Helen, the two lovers whose
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| Louis Hunter and Bella Dayne are two epic brats Paris and Helen |
passionate affair plunges Greece and Troy into war, threatening to bring both empires to their knees.
David Threlfall plays Paris’ father, King Priam of
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| Robin Hood's Jonas Armstrong is King of Sparta Menelaus |
Troy, alongside
Frances O’Connor as Hecuba, Queen of Troy, and
Tom Weston-Jones as their eldest son brave Hector. They are joined by a cast
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| Johnny Harris is Menelaus' brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae |
including
Joseph Mawle as Odysseus the king of Ithaca,
Chloe Pirrie as Hector's wife Andromache,
Johnny Harris as Agamemnon the king of
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| Tom Weston Jones is the brave and heroic prince of Troy Hector |
Mycenae who attacks Troy with his brother Menalaus,
David Gyasi as Achilles (yes, for some reason he will be black and so will be his lover
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| For some reason BBC thinks Achilles was black, played by David Gyasi |
Patroklus and also the almighty Zeus indeed), and
Jonas Armstrong as Menelaus, the King of Sparta whose marriage to Helen is destroyed when
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| Australian actor Louis Hunter is the bratty prince of Troy Paris |
Paris arrives in his city. Further casting includes
Alfred Enoch as the Trojan general Aeneas the cousin of King Priam,
David Avery as Xanthius, and
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| Priam first want to marry Paris to Spartan princess Hermione (right) |
Aimee-Ffion Edwards as Priam and Hecuba’s daughter, prophetess princess Cassandra. Check out the trailer below:
February 17th, when British BBC will start airing TROY: FALL OF A CITY, eight episode brand new epic television series!
