The Great A Simple Jape (Season 2, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 52 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The Great

A Simple Jape (Season 2, Episode 6)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 52 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Catherine is frustrated by the lack of meaningful change in her rule of Russia. Seeking to shake the court out of its complacency, she plays a joke on them involving a serf to prove a point.

Director

Matthew Moore

Writers

Tony McNamara (written by) (created by) (based on the play written by) | Gretel Vella (written by) | Vanessa Alexander (story editor) | Matthew Moore (staff writer)

Producer

Dean O'Toole

Composer

Nathan Barr

Cinematographer

Maja Zamojda

Editor

Anthony Boys (as Ant Boys)

Casting Directors

Dixie Chassay | Colin Jones

Production Designer

Francesca Di Mottola

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 19, 2021

Release date

Nov 19, 2021 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 18 wins & 75 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
33 cast members

Name	Known for
Elle Fanning Catherine Catherine See fewer	Super 8 (2011)
Nicholas Hoult Peter / Pugachev Peter / Pugachev See fewer	About a Boy (2002)
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Gwilym Lee Grigor Dymov Grigor Dymov See fewer	Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Adam Godley Archbishop Archbishop See fewer	The Great (2020)
Douglas Hodge Velementov Velementov See fewer	Joker (I) (2019)
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Florence Keith-Roach Tatyana Tatyana See fewer	Philomena (2013)
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Ali Ariaie Raskolvy Raskolvy See fewer	The Great (2020)
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Ashwin Bolar Doctor Smirnov Doctor Smirnov See fewer	MI-5 (2002)
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Hunter Paul Antonov Antonov See fewer	Barrington (2015)
Tallulah Bond Zasha Zasha See fewer	The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend (2005)
Danielle Galligan Yula Yula See fewer	Shadow and Bone (2021)
Kiki May Nadia Nadia See fewer	The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
Aiyana Goodfellow Tula Tula See fewer	Under the Bridge (2024)
Grace Chilton Serf Khristina Serf Khristina See fewer	Payback (I) (2023)
Sam Coulson Pugachev / Peter Double Pugachev / Peter Double See fewer	The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
Dina Al Salih Courtier (uncredited) Courtier (uncredited) See fewer
Frances Katz Courtier (uncredited) Courtier (uncredited) See fewer	Cleaner (I) (2025)
Jeska Pike Courtier (Special Action) (uncredited) Courtier (Special Action) (uncredited) See fewer	The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (2022)
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