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Scarlet and Black

Drama

An ambitious young man seduces women of high social standing in order to improve his prospects.

Oct 31, 19931 seasons3 episodesEndedEN

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Ewan McGregor

Julien Sorel

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Christopher Fulford

Napoleon

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Alice Krige

Madame de Renal

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T. P. McKenna

Marquis de la Mole

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Rachel Weisz

Mathilde de la Mole

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Clive Arrindell

Abbé de Frilair

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Malcolm Sinclair

Abbe Castanede

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Crispin Bonham-Carter

Comte de Croisenois

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Martin Jarvis

Monsieur de Renal

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Alistair Petrie

Hussar

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Ian McNeice

Prosecutor

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Richard Bremmer

Laughing Coachman

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Stratford Johns

Abbe Pirard

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Christopher Brand

Comte Norbert

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Joe Duttine

Francois

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Kate Maravan

Etienette

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Michael Attwell

Monsieur Valenod

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Seasons

Miniseries

3 episodes

Premiered Oct 31, 1993

Episodes

1–3 of 3

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Oct 31, 1993

60m

After his death, Napoleon Bonaparte, the humble soldier who rose through the ranks to become Emperor, remains the inspiration for Julien Sorel, son of a provincial carpenter. The ruthless Sorel is determined to rise in society, but feels that the road to power no longer lies in the army but in the church.

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Ep 2

Episode 2

Nov 7, 1993

60m

Young Julien Sorel has opted for the "black", the church, as a more suitable road to power than the "scarlet" of the army. He is now at the seminary at Besancon, initially believing that he has been abandoned by his lover Madame de Renal.

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