World Without End

World Without End

Ended First aired 04/Sep/2012 CA English 2 season(s) 13 episode(s)
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Two hundred years after the construction of the great cathedral, the medieval town of Kingsbridge is taken under siege by Queen Isabella. Caris, a visionary young woman, inspires her people to stand up for their rights and revolt against to the most powerful forces of her time, the Church and the Crown.
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Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 04/Sep/2012
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S1E8
Checkmate
Air date: 23/Oct/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 48 min
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Caris and Merthin are reunited in love, but it may be too late. Godwyn will stop at nothing to destroy Caris and see her burned as a witch. The King’s Army arrives to quell the peasant rebellion and destroy Kingsbridge. Brother Thomas reveals a great secret.

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Caris and Merthin are reunited in love, but it may be too late. Godwyn will stop at nothing to destroy Caris and see her burned as a witch. The King’s Army arrives to quell the peasant rebellion and destroy Kingsbridge. Brother Thomas reveals a great secret.

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S1E7
Queen
Air date: 17/Oct/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Godwyn is shocked to discover Caris has been made Prior. A peasant rebellion rises up against Kingsbridge’s Crown-appointed Lord Ralph.

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Godwyn is shocked to discover Caris has been made Prior. A peasant rebellion rises up against Kingsbridge’s Crown-appointed Lord Ralph.

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S1E5
Pawns
Air date: 02/Oct/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 48 min
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Forced to become a nun, Caris travels to France to petition the King to stop Godwyn’s sinister plans. She finds herself in the middle of a spectacular war raging between England and France. The British army is surrounded on all sides and faces defeat.

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Forced to become a nun, Caris travels to France to petition the King to stop Godwyn’s sinister plans. She finds herself in the middle of a spectacular war raging between England and France. The British army is surrounded on all sides and faces defeat.

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S1E4
Check
Air date: 25/Sep/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 51 min
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Petranilla will stop at nothing to see Godwyn’s power rise continue. When Caris tries to foil Godwyn’s plans, she is framed for murder and faces execution.

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Petranilla will stop at nothing to see Godwyn’s power rise continue. When Caris tries to foil Godwyn’s plans, she is framed for murder and faces execution.

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S1E3
Prior
Air date: 18/Sep/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 50 min
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After the bridge collapse, Caris helps the wounded and hopes to open a hospital. Godwyn schemes to become Prior following the suspicious drowning of Prior Anthony. King Edward III declares war on France, and the Hundred Years' War begins.

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After the bridge collapse, Caris helps the wounded and hopes to open a hospital. Godwyn schemes to become Prior following the suspicious drowning of Prior Anthony. King Edward III declares war on France, and the Hundred Years' War begins.

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King
Air date: 11/Sep/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 46 min
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Kingsbridge is busy with its Fleece Fair, but the town's creaking, rickety bridge may fail any day. After being forced into a loveless marriage, Caris continues to see Merthin and tries to win him the opportunity to rebuild the town's bridge. A witch trial results in spectacular tragedy.

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Kingsbridge is busy with its Fleece Fair, but the town's creaking, rickety bridge may fail any day. After being forced into a loveless marriage, Caris continues to see Merthin and tries to win him the opportunity to rebuild the town's bridge. A witch trial results in spectacular tragedy.

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Knight
Air date: 04/Sep/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 51 min
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Queen Isabella defeats and imprisons her husband King Edward II, crowning their young son Edward III. In the town of Kingsbridge, made famous in PILLARS OF THE EARTH, rumors are rampant that the imprisoned King has been murdered. A knight filled with secrets arrives in Kingsbridge seeking sanctuary. He will change the fate of all its citizens.

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Queen Isabella defeats and imprisons her husband King Edward II, crowning their young son Edward III. In the town of Kingsbridge, made famous in PILLARS OF THE EARTH, rumors are rampant that the imprisoned King has been murdered. A knight filled with secrets arrives in Kingsbridge seeking sanctuary. He will change the fate of all its citizens.

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Season 0 · Specials
5 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Oct/2012
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Journey into the Dark Ages: The Great Women of the Middle Ages
Air date: 14/Oct/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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World without End author Ken Follett uncovers the fascinating stories of ordinary women including Hildegard von Bingen, Marguerite Porete, and Joan of Arc. Their ideas, beliefs and courage are brought to life in this documentary. These real life exceptional women paved the way for Follett’s female characters.

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World without End author Ken Follett uncovers the fascinating stories of ordinary women including Hildegard von Bingen, Marguerite Porete, and Joan of Arc. Their ideas, beliefs and courage are brought to life in this documentary. These real life exceptional women paved the way for Follett’s female characters.

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Journey into the Dark Ages: The Black Death
Air date: 13/Oct/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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The great plague was one of the darkest chapters of European History. World Without End author Ken Follett shows us how the outbreak came about and how it would eventually be treated later.

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The great plague was one of the darkest chapters of European History. World Without End author Ken Follett shows us how the outbreak came about and how it would eventually be treated later.

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World Without End: Bringing the Dark Ages to Life
Air date: 12/Oct/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Reelz shows you how the Medieval epic eight-hour miniseries over four weeks, World Without End, springs to life on a movie-like scale. Hosted by Rupert Evans of Hellboy fame, who plays the power-crazed monk Godwyn, you’ll learn the special effects secrets behind the massive bridge collapse that is the turning point of the $46 million series, plus you’ll see the makeup tricks that make stars Cynthia Nixon, Miranda Richardson and Ben Chaplin look right at home in the 14th Century.

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Reelz shows you how the Medieval epic eight-hour miniseries over four weeks, World Without End, springs to life on a movie-like scale. Hosted by Rupert Evans of Hellboy fame, who plays the power-crazed monk Godwyn, you’ll learn the special effects secrets behind the massive bridge collapse that is the turning point of the $46 million series, plus you’ll see the makeup tricks that make stars Cynthia Nixon, Miranda Richardson and Ben Chaplin look right at home in the 14th Century.

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World Without End: The Making of an Epic
Air date: 05/Oct/2012 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Reelz takes you behind the scenes of the making of its epic eight-hour miniseries over four weeks, World Without End. Host Rupert Evans of Hellboy fame, who plays a monk you’ll love to hate, takes you to the Medieval world of the 14th Century to introduce you to his co-stars, Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon, Miranda Richardson and Ben Chaplin. Plus, hear multimillion-selling author Ken Follett’s fear about bringing his book to screen in the $46 million movie-like miniseries.

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Reelz takes you behind the scenes of the making of its epic eight-hour miniseries over four weeks, World Without End. Host Rupert Evans of Hellboy fame, who plays a monk you’ll love to hate, takes you to the Medieval world of the 14th Century to introduce you to his co-stars, Sex and the City’s Cynthia Nixon, Miranda Richardson and Ben Chaplin. Plus, hear multimillion-selling author Ken Follett’s fear about bringing his book to screen in the $46 million movie-like miniseries.

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Oliver Maltman
Oliver Maltman
Bishop Richard
David Bradley
David Bradley
Brother Joseph
Ben Chaplin
Ben Chaplin
Sir Thomas Langley
Charlotte Riley
Charlotte Riley
Caris
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon
Petranilla
Carlo Rota
Carlo Rota
Edmund
Rupert Evans
Rupert Evans
Godwyn
Nora Waldstätten
Nora Waldstätten
Gwenda
Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
Mother Cecilia
Kostja Ullmann
Kostja Ullmann
Holger
André Hennicke
André Hennicke
Joby
Hannes Jaenicke
Hannes Jaenicke
Roger Mortimer
Diana Kent
Diana Kent
Rose
Hera Hilmar
Hera Hilmar
Margery
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Ralph
Tom Weston-Jones
Tom Weston-Jones
Merthin
Tom Cullen
Tom Cullen
Wulfric
Blake Ritson
Blake Ritson
Edward III

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Karolina Slemer
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Bence Erdélyi
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Malcolm Stone
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Marek Dobrowolski
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Lee Gordon
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Zoltán Horváth
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Jim Gillespie
Jim Gillespie
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Gareth Hughes
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György Réder
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Roger Finlay
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