Using drama and documentary this film tells the remarkable story of Cromwell, one of the most important characters of British history, yet revered and hated in equal measure. Charles I has been executed and an East Anglian farmer is about to become leader of all England.
Jim Carter
as Oliver Cromwell
Martin Turner
as King Charles I
Hazel Ellerby
as Elizabeth Cromwell
Tim Frances
as John Lilbume
Gideon Turner
as Richard Cromwell
Steven Elder
as Thomas Fairfax
Jeffrey Daunton
as Samuel Cooper
