麻豆约拍

In Hattie Naylor's dramatisation of 1662, Samuel witnesses the death of Henry Vane, a Puritan executed after an unfair trial. At home he tends to his appearance, by having Jane comb out his hair which is 'foul with powdering and other troubles', and bathe his feet in herbs. There is much discussion of the new Queen's poor fashion sense - she wears old fashioned farthingales and has a hairstyle not seen in England for years. Elizabeth, meanwhile, appears to be going deaf - until Mr Hollier, the doctor, comes to the rescue.

CAST

Samuel Pepys . . . Kris Marshall
Elizabeth Pepys . . . Katherine Jakeways
Henry Vane/Swan . . . Matthew Gravelle
Lord Sandwich . . . Blake Ritson
Jane . . . Rebecca Newman
Mr Hollier . . . Gareth Pierce

Theme music: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, words by Robert Herrick and music by William Lawes, sung by Bethany Hughes. Lute, baroque guitar and theorbo played by David Miller. Violin and viol by Annika Gray, and recorders by Alice Baxter.

Historical consultant: Liza Picard
Sound by Nigel Lewis

A 麻豆约拍 Cymru Wales Production, directed by Kate McAll.