Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Overview
Lucy Worsley embarks on a captivating journey through Russia, exploring the remarkable legacy of the Romanov dynasty, which held power for over 300 years. As she delves into the lives of these rulers, Worsley uncovers the intricate tales of ambition, tragedy, and resilience that shaped not only a nation but also the course of history. With a blend of historical insight and engaging storytelling, she brings the opulent yet tumultuous world of the Romanovs to life, revealing the enduring impact of their reign on modern Russia.
Episodes
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1
Pilot: The Equalizer
A retired government operative steps in to assist individuals grappling with overwhelming challenges. He helps a woman who is being pursued by a dange...
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2
China Rain
McCall steps in to help a housekeeper whose son has been mistakenly taken by kidnappers.
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2
Age of Extremes
Lucy delves into the remarkable rule of Catherine the Great, exploring the intense struggles with Napoleonic France that frame the backdrop for the e...
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3
The Defector
McCall assists a double agent in making a clean break and supports a young boy as he confronts his bullies.
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3
The Road to Revolution
Lucy Worsley wraps up her exploration of the Romanov dynasty, delving into the family’s decline during their last century. She reveals the tumultuou...
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4
The Lock Box
McCall comes to the aid of a desperate father whose daughter has been kidnapped by a pimp involved in secretive government dealings. As he navigates t...
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5
Lady Cop
A corrupt police officer is prepared to kill to keep his new partner from exposing his illicit activities.
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6
The Confirmation Day
McCall comes to the aid of a former showgirl who believes she is being followed by a stalker. At the same time, she assists a young boy whose father w...
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7
The Children's Song
A father and his son find themselves in a desperate situation as they strive to shield a young girl from a group of attackers determined to eliminate ...
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8
The Distant Fire
A hitman seeks assistance from McCall to stop a different assassin from taking the life of a woman they both once cared for deeply.
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9
Mama's Boy
A determined mother seeks McCall's help to put an end to her son's obsession with a charming drug dealer. She's worried that her son's infatuation wit...
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10
Bump and Run
After a student injures one of their members during a robbery, a group of muggers sets out to take revenge. Meanwhile, a vigilante murderer starts tar...
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11
Desperately
A forlorn and overlooked wife thinks about having an affair, hoping to find excitement in her dull life. However, her plans take a dark turn when she ...
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12
Reign of Terror
The newly arrived physician at a community clinic stands firm against providing gang members with medication in exchange for allowing them to operate ...
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13
Back Home
A banker is relentlessly intimidating the residents of a valuable property he has his eye on, all while devising a sinister plan to kill his wife.
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14
Out of the Past
An ex-convict begins to torment the man whose testimony led to his imprisonment. This man is now married to McCall's ex-wife, adding a layer of tensio...
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15
Dead Drop
McCall gathers a group of his old friends to safeguard a man who has been inexplicably targeted for assassination.
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16
Wash Up
A window cleaner sees his pro-union colleague get murdered by their anti-union employer, who has his own witnesses to support his argument of acting i...
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17
Torn
McCall finds himself juggling two challenging situations: he is dedicated to protecting a woman from her violent husband while also dealing with unres...
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18
Unnatural Causes
McCall is hot on the heels of a serial killer, which leaves him with scant time to help an actress who has found herself entangled with the wrong peop...
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19
Breakpoint
McCall finds himself among a group of hostages held by terrorists who are demanding the release of a wealthy philanthropist from the Middle East.
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20
No Conscience
A notorious womanizer finds himself kidnapped and faces a grim ultimatum: he must comply with his captors' demands or face deadly consequences. Howeve...
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21
Unpunished Crimes
McCall is brought on by an inventor whose innovative creations have been taken by a powerful corporation run by a merciless CEO.
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22
Pretenders
A determined journalist, eager to land a breakthrough story that could lead to a promotion, becomes convinced that something significant is unfolding ...
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1
Prelude
Men employed by a dictator whom McCall assisted in gaining power abduct an American journalist.
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2
Nocturne
A blind music critic seeks assistance after recognizing the voice of the man who assaulted her years earlier.
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3
A Community of Civilized Men
McCall steps in to help a woman who is being pressured to settle her deceased husband's financial obligations.
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4
Joyride
Two boys take off in a hearse, completely unaware that it's carrying a coffin packed with crack cocaine.
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5
Shades of Darkness
McCall comes to the aid of a National Guardsman who is being accused of murder while simultaneously facing intimidation from the actual perpetrator.
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6
Nightscape
A survivor of sexual assault reaches out to McCall, pleading for help to prevent her husband from seeking revenge on the men who harmed her.
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7
Counterfire
McCall finds himself in a tough spot when he's wrongly accused of killing a blind man.
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8
The Line
After her son is tragically killed while being pursued by an overly aggressive neighborhood watch group, a grieving mother seeks McCall's assistance i...
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9
Tip On a Sure Thing
A bookmaker dissatisfied with the odds of an upcoming race decides to take matters into his own hands by kidnapping the jockey's son. He pressures the...
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10
The Cup
Father Kostmayer listens intently as a Polish activist confesses, but just moments later, the atmosphere shifts dramatically when the activist is abru...
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11
Heartstrings
A mother reaches out to McCall, desperate for assistance in finding her infant son who has been abducted.
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12
High Performance
While on the job, a construction worker inadvertently becomes a key witness to a murder. Unfortunately, her presence doesn’t go unnoticed, as the pe...
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13
Beyond Control
McCall takes on a case for Control after a KGB agent, who had managed to blend in with a think tank, is found dead.
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14
Carnal Persuasion
A woman pleads with the judge who is about to sentence her husband, hoping for leniency. In a shocking turn, the judge suggests that her husband's rel...
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15
Memories of Manon (1)
Control's goddaughter faces a dire situation when her father, a Canadian agent, is put in jeopardy unless she discloses the identity of his informant....
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16
Memories of Manon (2)
Control's goddaughter faces a dire situation when her father, a Canadian agent, is put in jeopardy, with his life hanging in the balance unless she di...
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17
Solo
McCall finds himself entangled both personally and professionally with a woman who is on the run in Pennsylvania for the murder of a police officer.
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18
A Place To Stay
A young girl escapes from her fighting parents, only to find herself in the clutches of a child pornographer.
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19
Coal Black Soul
McCall finds himself in a difficult situation, caught between a charming psychiatrist and a man on the other end of the line who claims he can't contr...
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20
First Light
As McCall delivers his testimony in Washington, Scott takes the opportunity to investigate and confront some thugs who are intimidating a local shopke...
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21
Hand and Glove
An incapacitated woman finds her worst fears coming to life when a menacing figure from her nightmares materializes in her bedroom.
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22
Re-Entry
McCall comes to the aid of a young boy whose father has been duped into committing a crime.
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1
Blood & Wine (1)
McCall teams up with a former terrorist who has turned monk, as they both hunt for the monk's old accomplice. This elusive terrorist undergoes plastic...
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2
Blood & Wine (2)
McCall teams up with a former terrorist who has become a monk as they both seek out the monk’s old accomplice. This elusive figure, a dangerous terr...
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3
Suspicion of Innocence
McCall feels remorse for convincing a young friend with intellectual disabilities to report a murder to the police, as the friend ends up being arrest...
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4
In the Money
Things heat up on Wall Street as McCall and Mickey rescue a nearly drowned woman from the river after she becomes entangled with some cutthroat trader...
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5
Encounter in a Closed Room
McCall steps in to assist a defector from Europe whose parents have been kidnapped by the KGB. The agency is using them as leverage, hoping to convinc...
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6
Mission: McCall (1)
Scott learns that his father has been abducted and, adhering to his father's guidance, reaches out to a former colleague from the Company, Richard Dys...
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7
Mission: McCall (2)
Scott learns that his father has been taken hostage and, acting on his father's guidance, reaches out to a former colleague from the Company, Richard ...
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8
Shadow Play
McCall works to protect a fellow Intelligence officer who is under threat as he prepares to testify before a Congressional committee. With someone det...
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9
Inner View
A psychic struggles to get the police to believe her visions of an impending serial killer attack, leading her to seek assistance from McCall in stopp...
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10
The Rehearsal
While McCall and Kostmayer observe an acting troupe as they prepare for a new performance, a deranged individual rigs the theater's exits with explosi...
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11
Christmas Presence
McCall reaches out to Harley for assistance with a troubling situation involving a six-year-old boy suffering from AIDS. The child lives with his gran...
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12
A Dance on the Dark Side
While working at the police station switchboard, an operator accidentally hears a detective talking about the murder of his ex-partner. Fearing for he...
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13
The Child Broker
A young woman turns to McCall for assistance, hoping to free her boyfriend from the grasp of a junior Fagin who exerts a strong influence over him.
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14
Video Games
The wife of a missing reporter reaches out to McCall for help, desperate to locate her husband who vanished while investigating a call-girl ring tied ...
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15
Something Green
The former spouse of a European diplomat enlists McCall's assistance to prevent her ex-husband from taking their son out of the country, along with $1...
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16
The Mystery of Manon (1)
Yvette Marcel turns to her godfather, Control, and McCall for assistance with her unstable father, who is determined to find Manon, the mother she tho...
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17
The Mystery of Manon (2)
Yvette Marcel reaches out to her godfather Control and McCall for assistance in handling her unstable father, who is determined to find Manon, the mot...
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18
No Place Like Home
McCall steps in to help a man and his family who have recently lost their home and are now living in a welfare hotel. They’re being pressured by the...
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19
Last Call
A rapist finds himself pursued by a mob hitman and ends up taking Kostmayer, Pete, and a group of customers hostage.
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20
Regrets Only
A young woman is attempting to rebuild her life but finds herself constantly tormented by her wealthy, professional husband. He refuses to let her lea...
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21
Target of Choice
A man is filled with dread for his safety and that of his family when the convicted killer he assisted in imprisoning is granted parole and begins res...
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22
Always a Lady
McCall receives a frantic call from his former protege at the Agency, who finds herself accused of stealing a significant sum of money from her mob bo...
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The Last Campaign
An aide working for an aspiring state senator uncovers a shocking truth: her boss is coercing the current senator into supporting his campaign through...
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2
Sea of Fire
In a moment of desperation, a high school principal reaches out to McCall for assistance in dealing with the gang that assaulted a girl in the school ...
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3
Riding the Elephant
McCall steps in to assist a Thai boxer and his girlfriend as they try to break free from a racketeer who has ties to McCall's past employers. As he na...
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4
Eighteen With a Bullet
McCall and Mickey step in to assist a young rock vocalist who is trying to break free from her unscrupulous and avaricious manager.
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5
The Day of the Covenant
Scott gets a firsthand experience of the anti-apartheid struggle when his girlfriend is wrongly accused by an overzealous Afrikaner who thinks she’s...
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6
Splinters
Mickey Kostmayer is taken prisoner after a Company mission goes awry, and he is coerced into betraying McCall through the use of drugs and brutal tort...
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7
The Making of a Martyr
After her husband is left disabled by a random gunshot, a passionate gun control activist turns to McCall for assistance when she starts receiving men...
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8
The Sins of the Father
McCall hesitantly decides to assist the wife of a mobster in her search for her son, who has been taken hostage as part of a vengeful scheme targeting...
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9
The Visitation
While McCall is catching up with an old flame, their reunion is abruptly cut short when her medical expertise is called upon. A deadly virus, linked t...
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10
Past Imperfect
An international crime syndicate seeks to manipulate a man by threatening his estranged son after he declines to comply with their demands. Desperate ...
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11
Trial By Ordeal
When Control faces a tribunal within the Company on treason charges, McCall steps in as the defense attorney.
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12
Silent Fury
McCall takes it upon herself to assist a young woman who has fallen victim to a string of robberies targeting the deaf community. Determined to uncove...
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13
Lullaby of Darkness
McCall steps in to assist a mother and her daughter as they seek to break free from the grasp of an abusive husband.
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14
17 Zebra
McCall looks into a troubling report from a mission worker regarding a number of homeless individuals who have suffered fatal heart attacks while bein...
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15
Starfire
McCall steps in to assist a young girl and her bewildered friend, who insists he is an alien being pursued by assassins.
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16
Time Present, Time Past
Scott finds himself abducted alongside a former Bulgarian agent whom McCall assisted in defecting a decade ago. As the situation unfolds, Scott is thr...
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17
Prisoners of Conscience
McCall's pursuit of a kidnapped Chilean poet takes a gripping turn when he discovers that the abductor is the same man who murdered his father years e...
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18
The Caper
A janitor finds herself at odds with McCall as she seeks to uncover the truth behind a murder she saw unfold.
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19
Heart of Justice
A vengeful man seeks to take down the individuals who harmed his wife, but when fate intervenes and someone else eliminates them first, he turns to Mc...
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20
Race Traitors
McCall receives a distress call from Kostmayer's former neighborhood, where a black family is being targeted and bullied by a racist group.
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21
Endgame
McCall comes to the aid of two sisters who find themselves caught in the crosshairs of a calculated revenge scheme orchestrated by a master strategist...
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22
Suicide Squad
McCall steps in to help a college student who has just lost his athletic scholarship and is anxious about letting his parents down. In a desperate att...
