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The Great S2E6 — A Simple Jape

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The Great•Season 2•Episode 6

A Simple Jape

8.4/10 · 955 votesNov 19, 202151 min

Ranked #2 of 10 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

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

Directed byMatthew Moore

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Elle Fanning

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Catherine II of Russia

Nicholas Hoult

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Peter III of Russia

Phoebe Fox

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Marial

Gwilym Lee

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Grigor Dymov

Adam Godley

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Archbishop

Douglas Hodge

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General Velementov

Belinda Bromilow

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Elizabeth Petrovna

Bayo Gbadamosi

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Arkady

Sacha Dhawan

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Orlo

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Tatyana

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Matthew Moore

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Episode Summary

"A Simple Jape" is episode 6 of The Great season 2. It scored 8.4/10 from 955 votes, ranking #2 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Matthew Moore, it aired on November 19, 2021.

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