The Private Life of Samuel Pepys
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The Private Life of Samuel Pepys is a 2003 British comedy
television film directed by Oliver Parker
and starring Steve Coogan
, Lou Doillon
and Nathaniel Parker
. It portrayed the historical diarist Samuel Pepys
. It was aired on BBC2 on 16 December 2003, drawing an audience of 2.9 million viewers.
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
television film directed by Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker is an English film director.-Biography:Parker was born in London, the son of Jillian, Lady Parker, a writer and GP , and Sir Peter Parker, formerly Chief executive of British Rail...
and starring Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
Stephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
, Lou Doillon
Lou Doillon
Lou Doillon is a French model and actress. Her father is director Jacques Doillon and her mother is British actress and singer Jane Birkin.-Biography:...
and Nathaniel Parker
Nathaniel Parker
Nathaniel Parker is an English actor best known for playing Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley in the BBC crime drama series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.-Personal life:...
. It portrayed the historical diarist Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man...
. It was aired on BBC2 on 16 December 2003, drawing an audience of 2.9 million viewers.
Cast
- Steve CooganSteve CooganStephen John "Steve" Coogan is a British comedian, actor, writer and producer. Born in Manchester, he began his career as a standup comedian and impressionist, working as a voice artist throughout the 1980s on satirical puppet show Spitting Image. In the early nineties, Coogan began creating...
... Samuel Pepys - Lou DoillonLou DoillonLou Doillon is a French model and actress. Her father is director Jacques Doillon and her mother is British actress and singer Jane Birkin.-Biography:...
... Elizabeth Pepys - Andrew Harrison ... Clerk Of The Court
- Alex HassellAlex HassellAlex Hassell is a British actor born September 17, 1980 in Southend. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama after completing GCSE and A-Level courses at Moulsham High School, in Chelmsford, Essex...
... Balty - Andy LindenAndy Linden (actor)Andy Linden is a British actor. He played Mundungus Fletcher in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, directed by David Yates. Linden previously worked with Yates in the 1996 film Punch.-Filmography:TVThe Bill - Jimmy Russett...
... John Jones - Ciarán McMenaminCiarán McMenaminCiarán McMenamin is an Irish actor who is now living in South London. He is best known for playing Matt Anderson, replacing Jason Flemyng as lead on Primeval.- Early life :...
... Will Hewer - Guy Moore ... Captain John Scott
- Simon MunnerySimon MunnerySimon Munnery, also known by his stagenames of Alan Parker: Urban Warrior and The League Against Tedium, is an English comedy writer and experimental standup comedian...
... Mad Solomon - Leon OckendenLeon OckendenLeon Ockenden is a British actor who has played supporting roles in a number of television dramas since 2003. He grew up in the resort town of Looe, in Cornwall starring in plays at his school before pursuing a career in acting....
... Pembleton - Nathaniel ParkerNathaniel ParkerNathaniel Parker is an English actor best known for playing Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley in the BBC crime drama series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.-Personal life:...
... Charles II - Tim Pigott-SmithTim Pigott-SmithTim Pigott-Smith is an English film and television actor.-Early life:Pigott-Smith was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, the son of Margaret Muriel and Harry Thomas Pigott-Smith, who was a journalist. He was educated at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester, King Edward VI School Stratford-upon-Avon, and...
... Lord Shaftesbury - Miranda RaisonMiranda Raison-Early life:Born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, her father Nick Raison is a jazz pianist and artist, while her mother Caroline read the news for Anglia Television. She has two brothers and two sisters: Ed , Rosie, Sam and May. Her parents divorced when she was six years old, and her father remarried...
... Deb Willet - Sally RogersSally RogersSally Rogers is an English actress currently best known for her role as Detective Constable / Sergeant Jo Masters in ITV's The Bill....
... Betty Bagwell - Zoe TapperZoe TapperZoe Tapper is an English actress who first came to prominence playing Nell Gwynne in Richard Eyre's award-winning film Stage Beauty in 2004. She is known for portraying Anya Raczynski in Survivors and Mina Harker in Demons.-Background:...
... Jane - Danny WebbDanny WebbDaniel Webb may refer to:* Danny Webb * Danny Webb * Danny Webb * Daniel Webb * Daniel Webb , British Army general* Dan Webb, Australian musician...
... Edward Montagu