Who's who in Troy: Fall of a City | Royal Television Society

Xanthius is the man on the inside for the Greeks. He is a servant of Odysseus and travels with him to Troy to infiltrate the city. Quiet, ... Skiptomaincontent Togglenavigation YouarehereHome»NewsandFeatures Who'swhoinTroy:FallofaCity Who'swhoinTroy:FallofaCity ByHollyOverton (@hollyoverton) Friday,16thFebruary2018 Troy:FallofaCity(BBC/WildMercuryProductions) LavishnewdramaTroy:FallofaCitystartsthisweekend.  Theeight-partseries,writtenbyTheNightManager’sDavidFarr,willportraytheepicstoryofabattlebetweenmortalsandgods–andtheturbulentromancewhichsparkstheTrojanWar. ToldfromtheperspectiveoftheTrojanfamilyattheheartofthesiege,Troy:FallofaCityfollowstheloveaffairbetweenQueenHelenandPrinceParis.TheromanceandsubsequentelopementtriggersawarbetweentheTrojansandtheGreeksasHelen’sjiltedhusbandKingMenelausseekstogethiswifeback. ThestoryisbasedonHomer’s Iliad,a3,000-year-oldpoem.Itisnotdissimilarfromthestar-crossedromanceofRomeoandJuliet(despite twoandhalfthousandyearsbetweenthetwo). Troy:FallofaCityfeaturesalargecastofcharactersdividedintotheTrojanRoyalFamily,theGreeksandtheGods.Here’sabreakdownofwho’swho. TheseriesbeginsonSaturday17Februaryat9.10pmonBBCOne.   TheTrojanRoyalFamily   Priam,KingofTroy-playedbyDavidThrelfall Priam-playedbyDavid Threlfall (Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) ​Priamisawarm-heartedsoulwhohasruledTroysincehewasayoungman.HeismarriedtoHecubaandfatherofHector,Cassandra,Alexander,DeiphobusandTroilus.HisfathernearlyruinedthecitybutPriamsaveditfromdestructionandTroynowflourishes.Togetherwithhiswife,Hecuba,theybuiltuptheempirefromahumbleMetropolistobecomeapowerfulandwealthycityport.Tomost,ThrelfallmayberecognisableasFrankGallagher,oneofTV’sscummiestcharacters,fromChannel4’scomedy-dramaseriesShameless. Hecuba,QueenofTroy-playedbyFrancesO’Connor Hecuba-playedbyFrancesO'Connor(Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) HecubaisPriam'swifeandrulesTroywithhim.AlthoughnotoriginallyfromTroyshehaslivedinthecityfor30yearsandisheldinhighregardbytheTrojans.SheandPriamareverymuchonanequalfooting,inhowtheyrulethekingdomtogether.AsTroy’sKing,Priamisalwaysthepublicspokesman,butbehindcloseddoorsshe'sverymuchhisequalandtheyalwaystalkthingsthroughtotryandsolvetheirmanyproblems.Wheretheiropinionsdiffertheyarenotafraidtospeaktheirmind,butthere’salwaysamutualrespectbetweenthetwo.O’ConnorhaspreviouslystarredinITV’sMrSelfridgeandalsoreceivedGoldenGlobenominationsforBestActressinaMiniseriesorTelevisionFilmforherperformancesin MadameBovary and TheMissing Hector-playedbyTomWeston-Jones Hector-playedbyTomWeston-Jones(Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) HectorisPriam’seldestson,heirtothethrone,andgoldenboyofthecity.HeleadstheTrojanarmyandisacelebratedwarrior,braveandhonourable.Heisn’tfondofParis-thebrotherhedidn’tknowexisted-whenhefirstarrives.HectoriswaryofParisandquestionshisintentions. Andromache-playedbyChloePirrie Andromache-playedbyChloePirrie (Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) ​Andromacheisthestrong-willedwifeofHector.She’sprincipledanddoesn'tsufferfoolsgladly.Together,theyarenextinlinetobekingandqueen.Itwasinitiallyanarrangedmarriagebutonewhichhassinceblossomedintoaunionoflove.Shedesireschildrenbutconceptionhasprovedhard. Paris(Alexander)-playedbyLouisHunter Paris-playedbyLouisHunter(Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) Alexander,alsoknownasParis,isthesecondsonofPriamandHecuba.Hespenthisyouthasaherdsmaninthemountainsunawareofhistruebackground.However,ameetingwiththegodschangeseverything.Asheisthrustintothespotlighthemustquicklyfaceuptohisnewresponsibilities,andtheconsequenceshisactionscanhaveontherestoftheworld.HemeetsHelenandaromanceensues,muchtothedismayofherhusband. Cassandra-playedbyAimee-FfionEdwards Cassandra-PlayedbyAimee-Ffion Edwards(Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) CassandraisthedaughterofPriamandHecuba.Sheiscursedwiththepowertoforeseethefuture.AtAlexander’sbirthshehadvisionsofdisasterandcontinuestohavepremonitions.Sheisconsideredmentallyunstableandiskepthidden.HerclaimsofthecursearedismisseduntilParisreturnsasanadult.EdwardshaspreviouslystarredinLuther,Skinsand,morerecently,asEsmeShelbyinPeakyBlinders Aeneas-playedbyAlfredEnoch Aeneas-playedbyAlfredEnoch(Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) Aeneas,playedbyHowtoGetAwaywithMurder’sAlfredEnochisHector,CassandraandAlexander’scousin,whocomesDardania,aregionalliedtoTroy.Heisupright,youngandfearless.Hehasafatherbackathomebuthaslosthiswifetosickness.   TheGreeks   Helen,QueenofSparta-playedbyBellaDayne Helen-playedbyBella Dayne (Credit: BBC/WildMercuryProductions) ​HelenwasborninSpartaandhaslivedthereallherlife.SheismarriedtoMenelaus,whosebrotherAgamemnonwonherhandincompetition,butitisalovelessmatch.Sheisfreespirited,muchmorethanthestrictnessofMenelaus’courtinSpartaallows.ThisgetsherintotroublewhenshemeetsParis,sonofthekingandqueenofTroy.Shesoonrealisesshecannothavetheloveofherlifewithoutcausingthosearoundhertosuffer. Menelaus,KingofSparta-playedbyJonasArmstrong Menelaus-PlayedbyJonasArmstrong(Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) Menelaus,playedbyRobinHood’sJonasArmstrong,wasborninMycenae,whichheconsidersthetruecradleofcivilization.Bymanyaccountshe'sagoodking:hedoesalotforhispeople,he'swellreadandhe'sintelligent.HeloveshiswifeHelenbutispossessiveandcontrolling.It’sfairtosayhe’sabetterkingthanhusband.WhensheleaveshimandelopestoTroyhefeelsincrediblywrongedandbecomesamanwhoishell-bentonrevengeandongettinghiswifeback. Agamemnon,KingofMycenae-playedbyJohnnyHarris Agamemnon-playedbyJohnnyHarris(Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) KingAgamemnonisMenelaus’brotherandthemostpowerfulruleroftheGreekcity-states.HeholdshugeinfluenceintheregionandisawareofTroy’sburgeoningpoweracrosstheocean.Whilehecomesacrossasavillain,hisstoryismorecomplexthanitfirstappears.HisactionsareacombinationoffaithintheGods,anelementofpeerpressureinadvicefromthosearoundhim,andtheweightoftheGreeknationonhisback. Odysseus,KingofIthaca-playedbyJosephMawle Odysseus-playedbyJosephMawle (Credit:BBC/WildMercuryProductions) ​OdysseusisperhapsthemostcerebraloftheGreekkingshewagesbattleagainst.Farmoreofastrategistthanafighter,heisrenownedforhiswisdom,strategicintelligence,andcunning.Heloveshishome,hiswifePenelopeandsonTelemachus.Heisatrueislander,somewhatsolitary,ruthlesswhenneedsmust,butwithadeeploveofhomeandfamily.YoumightrecogniseMawle asBenjenStarkinGameofThrones. Xanthius-playedbyDavidAvery Xanthius -playedbyDavidAvery(Credit:BBC/WildProductions) XanthiusisthemanontheinsidefortheGreeks.HeisaservantofOdysseusandtravelswithhimtoTroytoinfiltratethecity.Quiet,invisibleanddeeplyintelligent,hesharesthesamecunningandintelligenceasOdysseus.Hisclosestpal(andsidekick)isadogcalledKeno. Achilles,KingoftheMyrmidons-playedbyDavidGyasi Achilles-PlayedbyDavidGyasi (Credit: BBC/WildMercuryProductions) ​AchillesisthemostfearedofalltheGreekwarriorstravellingtoTroy.Accordingtomyth,heishalf-human,half-god,createdbytheunionofPeleusandThetis,asea-nymph.Heisagreatwarrior,almostunbeatable,buthissenseofhonourtipsintoprideandstubbornness.HisfriendandloverisPatroclus,anothergreatMyrmidonwarrior.Theyareinseparable.GyasiisbestknownforhisrolesinCloudAtlasandInterstellar.     TheGods   Zeus,KingoftheGods-playedbyHakeemKae-Kazim Zeusisthegodofstorms,tumultandjustice,whoholdsultimatepoweroverbothgodsandmortals.HechoosesnottotakesidesintheTrojanWar,despiteallattemptstoengagehisloyalty.Heinsiststhateventhegodscannotchangefate,whichwilldecidetheoutcomeofthewar.ZeusismarriedtoHeraandfatherofmanygodsincludingAthena,Aphrodite,Apollo,ArtemisandHermes. Hera,QueenoftheGods-playedbyIngeBeckmann Hera,isthegoddessofmarriageandwifeofZeus,buttheyhaveaturbulentrelationship.SheisfuriouswithParisfornotchoosingherinthejudgmentofthegoddessesandfiercelyloyaltotheGreeks. Athena-playedbyShamillaMiller Athenaisgoddessofwisdomandwar.ShesideswiththeGreeks,angryatherrejectionbyParis.Inparticular,shefavoursOdysseusandDiomedes. Aphrodite-playedbyLexKing Aphroditeisthegoddessoflove.SheisloyaltoParis,whochoosesherasthefinestofthethreegoddesses,soshesupportstheTrojansinthewar. Artemis-playedbyThandoHopa Artemisisthegoddessofhuntingandwildlife.ShesupportstheTrojansinthewar.Agamemnonoffendsherandshedemandsaterriblepricefromhim. Apollo-playedbyGermandelaMelena Apolloisthegodofprophecy,plagueandhealing.WhenApollo’spriestasksforhelponbehalfofhisdaughterChryseis,heisquicktoanswer.HefavourstheTrojansinthewar. Hermes-playedbyFrancesChouler Hermesisthemessengerofthegodsandispresentatthejudgementofthegoddesses,explainingtoParisthetaskthegodshavesethim.   TheseriespremieresonSaturday17Februaryat9.10pmonBBCOne.   troy_fall_of_a_city_trailer_-_bbc_one Videooftroy_fall_of_a_city_trailer_-_bbc_one YouarehereHome»NewsandFeatures Youmayalsoenjoy TVPicks:13thSeptember–19thSeptember WatchthetrailerfornewBBCdramaTheSalisburyPoisonings BBCOnecommissionsnewfour-partseriesfromJackThorne TopcontinuityerrorsinTV TVpicksoftheweek:20to26May TVpicksoftheweek:6to12May TVpicksoftheweek:29Aprilto5May TVshowsyoumighthavemissedin2018 LavishnewdramaTroy:FallofaCitystartsthisweekend.