Heroes and Villains

Heroes and Villains

Ended First aired 11/Nov/2007 United Kingdom English 1 season(s) 6 episode(s)
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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".
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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 11/Nov/2007
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Shogun
Air date: 29/Mar/2008 · Runtime: 60 min
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Drama-documentary about the Samurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu, a towering figure of Japanese history. He overthrew the governing dynasty of Japan and became the Shogun - the supreme military leader - of Japan. Ieyasu's rise to power climaxes in the biggest Samurai battle in history, with 160,000 soldiers fighting for the future of Japan. On the way, there is a story of love for a reckless son, a politician in drag, a night time Ninja attack, suicide and betrayal.

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Drama-documentary about the Samurai general Tokugawa Ieyasu, a towering figure of Japanese history. He overthrew the governing dynasty of Japan and became the Shogun - the supreme military leader - of Japan. Ieyasu's rise to power climaxes in the biggest Samurai battle in history, with 160,000 soldiers fighting for the future of Japan. On the way, there is a story of love for a reckless son, a politician in drag, a night time Ninja attack, suicide and betrayal.

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Attila the Hun
Air date: 13/Feb/2008 · Runtime: 60 min
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Exploring the myth of the crude Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating, ruthless gambler, his one goal is conquest - and he's set his sights on Roman cities to test out his brilliant new siege tactics.

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Exploring the myth of the crude Attila. Part genius, part psychopath, Attila is unlike the other Huns. A calculating, ruthless gambler, his one goal is conquest - and he's set his sights on Roman cities to test out his brilliant new siege tactics.

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Napoleon
Air date: 11/Nov/2007 · Runtime: 60 min
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The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness. A life and death struggle both on and off off the battlefield.

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The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness. A life and death struggle both on and off off the battlefield.

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Anthony Flanagan
Anthony Flanagan
James Saito
James Saito
Brian McCardie
Brian McCardie
Steven Waddington
Steven Waddington
Rory McCann
Rory McCann
Attila the Hun
Gina Bellman
Gina Bellman
Catherine Carteaux
Harry Lloyd
Harry Lloyd
Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon
Kevin Eldon
Kevin Eldon
Richard McCabe
Richard McCabe
Tom Burke
Tom Burke
Donald Sumpter
Donald Sumpter
Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney
Robert Glenister
Robert Glenister
Ramon Tikaram
Ramon Tikaram
Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham
Andrew Tiernan
Andrew Tiernan
Stuart Wilson
Stuart Wilson

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Neville Kidd
Neville Kidd
Director of Photography
Andrew Grieve
Andrew Grieve
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Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards
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