EPISODE
This documentary series explores a true Russian story when Czar Nicholas II took over the Russian throne in 1894. Things began to get worse when Nicholas rejected modern ideas, leading to social unrest in Russia in the early 20th century. Nicholas II resisted these modern ideas as the unrest increased, leading to a revolution and the end of a great dynasty.
14 September 1980, Birmingham, England, UK
1985 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, USSR
28 October 1972, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
22 January 1965, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1968, Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK
12 July 1949, Liverpool, England, UK
1980, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
13 January 1966, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
July 03, 2019
It's all completely formulaic and the wider question of our ongoing fascination with the Romanovs is set to one side across six one-hour episodes. But it is also delivered with top-rate razzle-dazzle.July 03, 2019
A stylish production abetted by commentary from historians of the Romanov period, The Last Czars, created by Nutopia, seamlessly blends remarkably detailed history with captivating dramatization. That's no small achievement.