Heroes & Villains: Napoleon

Storyline

Twenty Four year-old Corsican refugee Napoleon Bonaparte is a lowly artillery captain in the French army at the siege of Toulon. Destitute and relying on his success in the new and dangerous revolutionary society, his mother and siblings become embroiled in Napoleon's struggle. The opponents are the English but the enemy are the revolutionaries authorities who seek to keep him in his place. Using his astonishing tactical mind, his sheer audacity and extraordinary military bravery, Napoleon emerges victorious and sets out on a path that would one day lead him to the throne of France.

Top Cast

Rob Brydon

Stanislav Fréron

Richard McCabe

Barras

Tom Burke

Napoleon

Laura Greenwood

Paoletta

Alice Krige

Letizia

Alex Lowe

Junot

Kenneth Cranham

General Carteaux

Gina Bellman

Catherine Carteaux

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Darren Queralt

Denon

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

General Doppet