Catherine the Great

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  1. Episode 1

  60m

  Russian Empress Catherine the Great faces challenges to her throne on all sides, as she meets the forthright and bold Lieutenant Grigory Potemkin.

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  2. Episode 2

  60m

  A victorious Potemkin returns from war to find Catherine preoccupied, leading the two to speak candidly about their pasts and future, while a Cossack stirs discontent among peasants in the countryside.

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  3. Episode 3

  60m

  Catherine and Potemkin experience growing pains in their relationship, as Potemkin's push for expansion puts him at odds with Minister Panin.

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  4. Episode 4

  60m

  Pressure from foreign powers leads to a bitter argument between Catherine and an ailing Potemkin. Catherine works to change the line of succession as her reign draws to an end.

Cast

Helen Mirren

Catherine the Great

Jason Clarke

Grigory Potemkin

Rory Kinnear

Nikita Ivanovich Panin

Gina McKee

Countess Praskovya Bruce

Kevin McNally

Alexei Orlov

Richard Roxburgh

Grigory Orlov

Joseph Quinn

Paul Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia

Clive Russell

The Fool

Paul Kaye

Yemelyan Pugachev

Paul Ritter

Alexander Suvorov

Thomas Doherty

Pyotr Zavadovsky

Iain Mitchell

Archbishop Arsenius