Deus Ex Machina
To salvage the royal marriage - and their nations’ alliance - Antoinette’s brother Joseph intervenes. His bluntness is mixed with joviality, but he faces an uphill task.
To salvage the royal marriage - and their nations’ alliance - Antoinette’s brother Joseph intervenes. Co-ruler of Austria, his bluntness is mixed with joviality, but he faces an uphill task.
After seven years, Antoinette and Louis live apart and barely talk. The divorce negotiations are concluded, and Antoinette’s fate sealed, before the effect of Joseph’s efforts are felt.
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"You go too far Antoinette!"
Duration: 02:01
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Martin Todsharow
Herzelinde Is Gone
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Marie Antoinette | Emilia SchĂĽle |
Louis XV | James Purefoy |
The Dauphin | Louis Cunningham |
Count of Provence | Jack Archer |
Princess of Lamballe | Jasmine Blackborow |
Victoire de France | Caroline Piette |
Adelaide de France | Crystal Shepherd-Cross |
Count of Mercy | Nathan Willcocks |
Director | Geoffrey Enthoven |
Writer | Louise Ironside |
Broadcasts
- Thu 2 Feb 2023 21:00
- Sat 25 Feb 2023 01:30