7.045 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
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In 1666, against the decadent backdrop of King Charles II’s court and centering on the circumstances that lead to the catastrophic fire, Thomas Farriner deals with family at the bakery in Pudding Lane, the playboy King’s extravagant lifestyle, and Farriner’s complex relationship with his fictional sister-in-law, Sarah.
Production
Filmed in Kent — they literally built 17th century London streets.
Acting
Rose Leslie smolders while everything else does too.
Costume
Charles II's court looks like a Baroque fever dream.
Creators
Tom Butterworth, Tom Bradby
Andrew Buchan
Thomas Farriner
Trixiebell Harrowell
Mary Farriner
Rose Leslie
Sarah
Geoff Bell
Wilson
Jack Huston
King Charles II
William Beck
Richard Smith
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
James, Duke of York
Charles Dance
Lord Denton
Daniel Mays
Samuel Pepys
Perdita Weeks
Elizabeth Pepys
Amy McAllister
Ruth
Uriel Emil Pollack
Signor Romero
Ben Crompton
Mr Bagwell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Thomas Farriner's bakery site is now marked by the Monument — built to celebrate London's rebuilding, not mourn its destruction.
This aired on ITV's 350th anniversary of the fire, part of a weird British tradition of commemorating disasters with prestige television.
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