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The Great S1E3 — And You Sir, Are No Peter the Great
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The Great•Season 1•Episode 3

And You Sir, Are No Peter the Great

7.7/10 · 1,510 votesMay 15, 202051 min

Ranked #8 of 10 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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Catherine, Orlo and Marial continue their coup planning. They try to recruit an unhappy military general, Velementov, for their cause during palace celebrations honoring Peter's late father, Peter the Great. Peter, noting Catherine's unhappiness at court, gifts Catherine a sterile lover, Leo. She's hesitant at

Directed byBertie, Bert
Written byTony McNamara
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Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Catherine II of Russia

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Peter III of Russia

Phoebe Fox

Phoebe Fox

Marial

Gwilym Lee

Gwilym Lee

Grigor Dymov

Adam Godley

Adam Godley

Archbishop

Douglas Hodge

Douglas Hodge

General Velementov

Belinda Bromilow

Belinda Bromilow

Elizabeth Petrovna

Bayo Gbadamosi

Bayo Gbadamosi

Arkady

Sacha Dhawan

Sacha Dhawan

Orlo

Charity Wakefield

Charity Wakefield

Georgina Dymova

Crew12

Tony McNamara

Tony McNamara

Writer

Bertie

Bertie

Director

Bert

Bert

Director

D

Dean O'Toole

Producer

B

Billy Sneddon

Editor

F

Francesca Balestra Di Mottola

Production Design

L

Louise Coles

Makeup Designer

J

James Wood

Co-Executive Producer

Maja Zamojda

Maja Zamojda

Director of Photography

V

Vanessa Alexander

Staff Writer

L

Louise Coles

Hair Designer

G

Gretel Vella

Staff Writer

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Episode Summary

"And You Sir, Are No Peter the Great" is episode 3 of The Great season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 1,510 votes, ranking #8 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Bertie, Bert and written by Tony McNamara, it aired on May 15, 2020.

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