A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well. The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain's novel about adventure and intrigue in the court of Henry VIII.

Creator

Julian Fellowes

Cast

Philip Sarson

Prince Edward/Tom Canty

James Purefoy

Miles Hendon

John Bowe

The Duke of Somerset/The Earl of Hertford

Peter Jeffrey

The Duke of Norfolk

Richenda Carey

Lady Milford

Douglas Reith

Chamberlain

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The Prince and the Pauper

1996 · 1 season · Ended

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