Henry IX (TV series)

Television series

This article is about the British comedy television series. For other uses, see Henry IX.

Henry IX

Genre| Comedy
Created by|

* Dick Clement
* Ian La Frenais

Directed by| Vadim Jean[1]
Starring| Charles Edwards
Country of origin| United Kingdom
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 3
Production
Producer| Pete Thornton[1]
Original release
Network| Gold
Release| 5 April (2017-04-05)[2] –
19 April 2017 (2017-04-19)

Henry IX is a 2017 British comedy series[3] created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, that aired on the television channel Gold.[4]

## Synopsis

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Henry IX (Charles Edwards), King of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, is having a mid-life crisis, unhappy with his life and wanting to do more.

## Cast

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* Charles Edwards as Henry IX, King of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.[1]
* Sally Phillips as Queen Katerina, Henry's wife.[1]
* Annette Crosbie as Queen Mother Charlotte[1]
* Pippa Haywood as Prime Minister Gwen Oxlade.[1]
* Kara Tointon as Serena, the Palace florist.[1]
* Gina Bellman as Lady Leonora, Queen Katarina's lady-in-waiting.[1]

Other cast members include Colin Salmon, Don Warrington and Robert Portal.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Casting revealed for new Gold sitcom Henry IX". UKTV Corporate Site. 13 September 2016.
2. ^ Munn, Patrick. "Gold Sets Premiere Date for Royal Comedy 'Henry IX'". tvwise.co.uk.
3. ^ Wallis, Sara (5 April 2017). "King Henry IX is having a mid-life crisis and Kara Tointon is the royal love interest in comedy from The Likely Lads writers". Mirror.co.uk.
4. ^ Braxton, Mark. "The man who would be king: Downton Abbey actor Charles Edwards reveals new royal comedy Henry IX". Radio Times.

## External links

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* Henry IX at IMDb
* Henry IX at British Comedy Guide

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Works by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais

Sitcoms|

* The Likely Lads (1964–66)
* Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967)
* Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (1973–74)
* Porridge (1974–77)
* Thick as Thieves (1974)
* Going Straight (1978)
* The Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1982)
* The Old Boy Network (1992)
* Tracey Takes On... (1996–99)
* Parents of the Band (2008–09)
* Henry IX (2017)

Other series|

* Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004)
* Lovejoy (1986–94)
* Full Stretch (1993)
* Archangel (2005)
* The Rotters' Club (2005)
* Spies of Warsaw (2013)

Films|

* The Jokers (1967)
* Otley (1968)
* Hannibal Brooks (1969)
* To Catch a Spy (1971)
* Villain (1971)
* The Likely Lads (1976)
* Porridge (1979)
* The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
* Never Say Never Again (1983)
* Bullshot (1983)
* Water (1985)
* Vice Versa (1988)
* The Commitments (1991)
* Excess Baggage (1997)
* Still Crazy (1998)
* Honest (2000)
* Goal! (2005)
* Flushed Away (2006)
* Across the Universe (2007)
* The Bank Job (2008)
* Killing Bono (2011)

Theatre work|

* Billy (1974)

Clement alone|

* Anyone for Denis? (1982)

La Frenais alone|

* Percy's Progress (film, 1971)
* The Other 'Arf (1980–84)
* Spender (1991–93)

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Works directed by Vadim Jean

Films|

* Leon the Pig Farmer (1992)
* Clockwork Mice (1995)
* The Real Howard Spitz (1998)
* One More Kiss (1999)
* Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
* Breaking the Bank (2014)

Television series|

* Terry Pratchett's Hogfather (2006)
* Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
* Off the Hook (2009)
* The Rebel (2016)
* Henry IX (2017)

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