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The Great S1E6 — Parachute

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The Great•Season 1•Episode 6

Parachute

7.8/10 · 1,285 votesMay 15, 202055 min

Ranked #7 of 10 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Peter has a new lease on life after his near-death experience. He is open to Catherine's progressive ideas of introducing art and science to court and wants to focus on an heir. Orlo tries to figure out who poisoned Peter and faces demons of his

Directed byBen Chessell

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

Charity Wakefield

Charity Wakefield

Georgina Dymova

Sacha Dhawan

Sacha Dhawan

Orlo

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Tony McNamara

Tony McNamara

Writer

D

Dean O'Toole

Producer

J

John Brawley

Director of Photography

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Francesca Balestra Di Mottola

Production Design

L

Louise Coles

Makeup Designer

J

James Wood

Co-Executive Producer

V

Vanessa Alexander

Staff Writer

L

Louise Coles

Hair Designer

G

Gretel Vella

Staff Writer

Ben Chessell

Ben Chessell

Director

E

Edel McDonnell

Editor

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Tess Morris

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"Parachute" is episode 6 of The Great season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 1,285 votes, ranking #7 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Ben Chessell and written by Tony McNamara, it aired on May 15, 2020.

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