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| Sony Pictures (2012) | |||||
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| Cynthia Nixon | Petranilla | |
| Ben Chaplin | Sir Thomas Langley | |
| Charlotte Riley | Caris | |
| Peter Firth | Roland | |
| Tom Weston-Jones | Merthin | |
| Indira Varma | Mattie Wise | |
| Nora von Waldstätten | Gwenda | |
| Nora von Waldstaetten | Gwenda | |
| Oliver Jackson-Cohen | Ralph | |
| Rupert Evans | Godwyn | |
| Tom Cullen | Wulfric | |
| Blake Ritson | Edward III | |
| Sally Bankes | Madge Webber | |
| Neil Bell | Sim Chapman | |
| Diana Kent | Rose |
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| Producer | Rola Bauer
Tony Scott |
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| Writer | John Pielmeier
Ken Follett |
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| Cinematography | Denis Crossan
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| Musician | Mychael Danna
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World Without End is a television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Ken Follett. It is the follow up to the 2010 miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, also based on a Follett novel. World Without End is set 150 years after Pillars of the Earth and chronicles the experiences of the fictional English town of Kingsbridge during the start of the Hundred Years' War and the outbreak of the Black Death. |
| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 9/4/2012 1. Knight | |
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Queen Isabella defeats and imprisons her husband King Edward II, crowning their young son Edward III. In the town of Kingsbridge, made famous in PILLARS OF THE EARTH, rumors are rampant that the imprisoned King has been murdered. A knight filled with secrets arrives in Kingsbridge seeking sanctuary. He will change the fate of all its citizens.
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 9/11/2012 2. King | |
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Kingsbridge is busy with its Fleece Fair, but the town's creaking, rickety bridge may fail any day. After being forced into a loveless marriage, Caris continues to see Merthin and tries to win him the opportunity to rebuild the town's bridge. A witch trial results in spectacular tragedy.
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 9/18/2012 3. Prior | |
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After the bridge collapse, Caris helps the wounded and hopes to open a hospital. Godwyn schemes to become Prior following the suspicious drowning of Prior Anthony. King Edward III declares war on France, and the Hundred Years' War begins.
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 9/25/2012 4. Check | |
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Petranilla will stop at nothing to see Godwyn’s power rise continue. When Caris tries to foil Godwyn’s plans, she is framed for murder and faces execution.
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 10/2/2012 5. Pawns | |
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Forced to become a nun, Caris travels to France to petition the King to stop Godwyn’s sinister plans. She finds herself in the middle of a spectacular war raging between England and France. The British army is surrounded on all sides and faces defeat.
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 10/9/2012 6. Rook | |
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The Black Death makes it way to England. Kingsbridge is ravaged by the plague and the town descends into chaos.
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 10/16/2012 7. Queen | |
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Godwyn is shocked to discover Caris has been made Prior. A peasant rebellion rises up against Kingsbridge’s Crown-appointed Lord Ralph.
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| Seen it: Yes 1 hr 0 mins 10/23/2012 8. Checkmate | |
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Caris and Merthin are reunited in love, but it may be too late. Godwyn will stop at nothing to destroy Caris and see her burned as a witch. The King’s Army arrives to quell the peasant rebellion and destroy Kingsbridge. Brother Thomas reveals a great secret.
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