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The Royals S1E8 — The Great Man Down

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The Royals•Season 1•Episode 8

The Great Man Down

8.4/10 · 228 votesMay 3, 201544 min

Ranked #3 of 10 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

The Royal Family is put on lockdown in a safe room at the palace after an assassination attempt.

Directed byMark Schwahn

Written byMark Schwahn

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Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes10

Stand and Unfold Yourself still

Stand and Unfold Yourself

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Infants of the Spring

We Are Pictures, or Mere Beasts still

We Are Pictures, or Mere Beasts

Sweet, Not Lasting still

Sweet, Not Lasting

Unmask Her Beauty to the Moon still

Unmask Her Beauty to the Moon

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The Great Man Down

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Cast12

Elizabeth Hurley

Elizabeth Hurley

Queen Helena

Vincent Regan

Vincent Regan

King Simon

William Moseley

William Moseley

Prince Liam

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park

Princess Eleanor

Merritt Patterson

Merritt Patterson

Ophelia

Tom Austen

Tom Austen

Jasper

Poppy Corby-Tuech

Poppy Corby-Tuech

Prudence

Jake Maskall

Jake Maskall

King Cyrus

Oliver Milburn

Oliver Milburn

Ted

Victoria Ekanoye

Victoria Ekanoye

Rachel

Hatty Preston

Hatty Preston

Princess Maribel

Andrew Bicknell

Andrew Bicknell

Lucius

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Mark Schwahn

Writer

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Mark Schwahn

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Great Man Down" is episode 8 of The Royals season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 228 votes, ranking #3 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Mark Schwahn and written by Mark Schwahn, it aired on May 3, 2015.

Next: E9 · In My Heart There Was a Kind of Fighting Best of Season 1