Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well; first, the journey proves more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.
Ian Holm
Iben Hjejle
Tim McInnerny
Nigel Terry
Eddie Marsan
Tom Watson
Hugh Bonneville
Murray Melvin
Clive Russell
Bob Mason
Trevor Cooper
Chris Langham
Russell Dixon
George Harris
Niall O'Brien
Hayley Carmichael
Philip McGough
Tim Barlow
Tony Vogel
Russell Tovey
John McGlynn
Clive Mendus
Ashley Artus
Roger Frost
Tom Hunsinger
Matthew Sim
Phil Hearne
Moya Brady
Caterina Venturini
Stefano Gragnani
Hervé Ducroux
Francesco Guzzo
Sergio Ballo
Piero Lorenzo Ferrero
Mario Pirrello