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The Pillars of the Earth

The Pillars of the Earth

2010 - 2010

Anarchy

23rd July 2010
Episode 1
The succession to the crown of England is in doubt and causes King Henry’s daughter and nephew to compete for the throne. The Hamleigh family’s hope for an advantageous marriage for their son William falls apart. Tom Builder and his family search for work and encounter Ellen and her mysterious son Jack. Church politics see Philip, a monk, elected the new prior, which leaves him indebted to Deacon Waleran.

Master Builder

23rd July 2010
Episode 2
A fire destroys Kingsbridge church, giving Tom, son Alfred and stepson Jack the chance to build a new cathedral. Prior Philip learns the power of politics when he gets caught between Bishop Waleran and the Hamleighs’ quest for Shiring Castle. Kingsbridge is rocked by the accusation of Ellen being a witch. William takes Aliena and Richard by surprise in a brutal attack. Aliena makes a promise to her father.

Redemption

30th July 2010
Episode 3
Aliena protests her father’s imprisonment. Prior Philip and William find themselves in a standoff over access to stone in the Shiring quarry. Jack’s artistic talents take hold as he begins to carve a statue to honor the cathedral relic. King Stephen visits the cathedral work-site, but collapses in a fit of terror. Aliena starts a fleece business to help earn money for Richard’s chance to become a knight.

Battlefield

6th August 2010
Episode 4
William applies to have his father’s title of Earl transferred to him, and discovers a mysterious knight is also a rival for the Earldom. King Stephen, frightened by Jack’s appearance, orders an assassin to kill him. The battle between King Stephen and Maud sees each side’s leader being taken hostage. Philip is tortured into a confession when Waleran tells Maud that he is the man who betrayed Earl Bartholomew.

Legacy

13th August 2010
Episode 5
Waleran and Regan engineer the prisoner exchange so that they remain on the winning side of the war. Tom wants Jack and Alfred to be friends, but their rivalry over their work lives and Aliena is too intense. Meanwhile, William decides to attack Kingsbridge as a way to stop the fleece fair and Aliena’s success. The Hamleighs and Prior Philip are granted rights to Shiring land, but it comes with a price.

Witchcraft

20th August 2010
Episode 6
Richard returns from war to find his sister penniless, with no more money to support his knighthood. Alfred offers himself to Prior Philip as master-builder. Aliena has to choose between her love for Jack and her oath to her father. Regan forces Waleran to speak to the King about William’s long-delayed Earldom. A disaster at Kingsbridge becomes a way for Waleran to remove Prior Philip from his position.

New Beginnings

27th August 2010
Episode 7
As a result of his journeys, Jack has learned how to fulfill Tom Builder’s dream of a cathedral filled with light. Aliena tracks Jack by following the trail of his carvings. Waleran offers Philip a new position, but it means that Philip must always obey Waleran. Kingsbridge becomes prosperous again which infuriates Regan and William, who plan an attack that is met with resistance from Richard, Jack and Philip.

The Work of Angels

27th August 2010
Episode 8
Eight years later, Jack’s fixation with the cathedral leaves him little time or energy for anything else, while Aliena’s fixation with the distant Earldom of Shiring has married her to Alfred, a man she hates. Waleran and Alfred develop a plot to get rid of Jack for good and it seems to be working until evidence comes to light that makes all wrongs rectified.
Top Cast
Writer
Ken Follett
Drama

A sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty, a sensuous, spirited story set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles in 12th Century England.

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Full Cast
Robert Bathurst Image

Robert Bathurst

Percy Hamleigh

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Donald Sutherland

Earl Bartholomew

Matthew Macfadyen Image

Matthew Macfadyen

Prior Phillip

Rufus Sewell Image

Rufus Sewell

Tom Builder

Ian McShane Image

Ian McShane

Waleran Bigod

Eddie Redmayne Image

Eddie Redmayne

Jack Jackson

Natalia Wörner Image

Natalia Wörner

Ellen

Hayley Atwell Image

Hayley Atwell

Aliena

David Oakes Image

David Oakes

William Hamleigh

Tony Curran Image

Tony Curran

King Stephen

Alison Pill Image

Alison Pill

Maud

Sarah Parish Image

Sarah Parish

Regan Hamleigh

Liam Garrigan Image

Liam Garrigan

Alfred Builder

Götz Otto Image

Götz Otto

Walter

Sam Claflin Image

Sam Claflin

Richard

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Jody Halse

Anatole Taubman Image

Anatole Taubman

Remigius

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Skye Bennett

Young Martha

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John Pielmeier

Cuthbert

Matt Devere Image

Matt Devere

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Gordon Pinsent

Archbishop

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Ken Follett

Merchant

Féodor Atkine Image

Féodor Atkine

Abbot Sugar

Virág Bárány Image

Virág Bárány

Young Woman Whore

Freddie Boath Image

Freddie Boath

Henry - 15 year

Barnabás Réti Image

Barnabás Réti

Brother Paul

Piroska Molnár Image

Piroska Molnár

Grandmama

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Lisa Millett

Kate

Clive Wood Image

Clive Wood

King Henry I

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Richard Rifkin

Matthew

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László Áron

Architect

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Kelly Banlaki

Princess

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David Bark-Jones

Francis

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Tamás Baross

Gabriel

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Tatiana Turner

Gabriel's Mother

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Michael Mehlmann

Prior James

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Skye Lourie

Elisabeth

Peter Linka Image

Peter Linka

Mark Phelan Image

Mark Phelan

Otto

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Douglas Booth

Eustace (15 years old)

Full Crew
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Ken Follett

Writer

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Howard Ellis

Producer

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John Pielmeier

Writer

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Tim Halkin

Executive Producer

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Rola Bauer

Executive Producer

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David W. Zucker

Executive Producer

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John Ryan

Producer

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Adam Goodman

Producer

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Ridley Scott

Executive Producer

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Tony Scott

Executive Producer

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David A. Rosemont

Executive Producer

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Michael Prupas

Executive Producer

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László Bille

Camera Operator

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Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

Co-Producer

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Natalie Fleurant

ADR & Dubbing

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Jonathan Miller

ADR & Dubbing

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Mario Davignon

Costume Design

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Karolina Slemer

Art Department Coordinator

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Balázs Novák

Makeup Artist

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Branimir Babić

Art Direction

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Zsoka Hoka

Costume Supervisor

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Veronika Szabó

Seamstress

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Trevor Morris

Music

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Ken Follett

Novel

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Miljen 'Kreka' Kljaković

Production Design

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Tricia Cameron

Hair Department Head

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Katarina Chovanec

Key Hair Stylist

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Guy Pelletier

Music Editor

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Vít Komrzý

Visual Effects Producer

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Antoine Morin

Sound Effects Editor

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Dominik Pagacz

Sound Effects Editor

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Kathy Kelso

Makeup Artist

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Anna Tesner

Makeup Artist

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István Tóth

Set Decoration

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Zsofia Laczko

Seamstress

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Péter Bognár

Rigging Gaffer

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Lóránt Jávor

Art Direction

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Franco Fumagalli

Set Decoration

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Karen Maxwell

Casting Associate

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Viktor Müller

Visual Effects Supervisor

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Marcel Pothier

Sound

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Klári Szinek

Hairstylist

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Attila Szalay

Director of Photography

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Tibor Lázár

Art Direction

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Robert Guertin

Camera Operator

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Loulia Sheppard

Key Hair Stylist

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Richard Wilson

Steadicam Operator

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Paul Stephenson

Special Effects Supervisor

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Judit Halász

Hairstylist

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Malcolm Reeve

Associate Producer

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Adrienn Tószegi

Seamstress

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Erika Újfalusiné

Seamstress

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Gareth Hughes

Camera Operator

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Gábor Marosi

Camera Operator

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Egon Endrényi

Still Photographer

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Claude Lajeunesse

ADR & Dubbing

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Mathieu Berube

First Assistant Editor

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Simon Meilleur

Foley

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Zsuzsanna Zoók

Seamstress

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Zoltán Csincsi

Camera Operator

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József Szucsik

Gaffer

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Paul Conway

ADR & Dubbing

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Priscilla John

Casting

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Szilvia Paros

Special Effects Coordinator

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Guy Francoeur

Foley

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Tom Trafalski

Music Editor

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Fabienne April

Costume Supervisor

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Mathieu Berube

Visual Effects Editor

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Colleen Quinton

Makeup Department Head

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Maria Walker

ADR & Dubbing

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Richard Comeau

Editor

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Sylvain Lebel

Editor

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Jonas Bauer

Executive Producer

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