A scene from the drama

For film adaptations of the American novel, see All the King's Men.

All the King's Men is a feature-length World War One drama by the BBC, first broadcast on Remembrance Sunday, 14 November 1999. It derives its title from a line in the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme. Julian Edward Peter Jarrold (born 15 May 1960) is a BAFTA Award-nominated English film and television director. ... Sir David Jason, OBE (born February 2, 1940) is a highly regarded English actor, admired equally for his dramatic work as for his comedy roles. ... Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, DBE (born 28 December 1934), better known as Dame Maggie Smith, is a two-time Academy Award, and Emmy-winning English film, stage, and television actress. ... David Troughton (born June 9, 1950 in Hampstead, North London, England) is a respected Shakespearean actor on the British stage. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Cover of All the Kings Men This article is about the book. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... In the United Kingdom Remembrance Sunday is the Sunday nearest to 11 November - Remembrance Day, which is the anniversary of when hostilities in the First World War ended at 11 a. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall, prior to his fall. ...

It is based on the true story of the Sandringham Company, also known as the 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion of The Norfolk Regiment, and its mysterious disappearance in action at Gallipoli in 1915. Commanded by Captain Frank Beck, their estate manager, the men advanced into battle, were enveloped in a strange mist and never seen again. Beck was played by David Jason, George V by David Troughton, and Queen Alexandra by Maggie Smith. The Royal Norfolk Regiment, orignally formed as the Norfolk Regiment, was a regiment of the British Army. ... Unexplained disappearance is a neologism describing the reputed inexplicable disappearance of objects, animals or people without apparent reason or cause, or in circumstances that could indicate the involvement of the paranormal. ... Combatants British Empire Australia India Newfoundland New Zealand United Kingdom France Ottoman Empire Commanders Sir Ian Hamilton Otto von Sanders Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Strength 5 divisions (initial) 14 divisions (final) 6 divisions Casualties 252,000 260,309 The Battle of Gallipoli was a very bad and costly war, yet... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Sir David Jason, OBE (born February 2, 1940) is a highly regarded English actor, admired equally for his dramatic work as for his comedy roles. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... David Troughton (born June 9, 1950 in Hampstead, North London, England) is a respected Shakespearean actor on the British stage. ... Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925), was Queen Consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom and thus Empress of India during her husbands reign. ...

Filming occurred on the North Norfolk Railway and elsewhere in Norfolk, with Spain 'playing' Gallipoli. The North Norfolk Railway -- also known as the Poppy Line -- is a heritage railway in Norfolk, England, running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt which is further inland. ...

Though the ending was criticised for depicting the Company's fate as being massacred by the Turkish Army[1], Jason won Best Actor in the TV Quick Awards for his performance.[2]

Links

• Costumes for the drama
• Interview with Jason (audio file)
• BBC News, "Jason's heroic endeavour"