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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.
Last Episode Aired
1996-12-15
S1E6 — Episode 6
Edward and Miles are anxious to get to London before Tom Canty is crowned king of England.
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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
Sophia Myles
Lady Jane Grey
Lucy Speed
Nan Canty
Keith Michell
King Henry VIII
Rupert Frazer
Sir Thomas Seymour
John Judd
John Canty
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