Henry VI Part 1

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

Cast

John Benfield

as Basset / French Sergeant

Peter Benson

as King Henry VI

Brenda Blethyn

as Joan La Pucelle

Antony Brown

as Duke of Burgundy

David Burke

as Duke of Gloucester

Michael Byrne

as Duke of Alencon

Paul Chapman

as Earl of Suffolk

Ron Cook

as Third Messinger to the King / Countess' Porter

Arthur Cox

as Mayor of London / Sir John Fastolfe

David Daker

as Reignier, Duke of Anjou / Vernon

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