Alexander and Aspasia TV show fancast
Plot: Greece, World War I. A divided country. Monarchists vs. anti-monarchists, neutrality vs. joining the Entente. Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos clashes with King Constantine I in a tug-at-war of political power. Meanwhile, young Prince Alexander falls in love with Greek commoner Aspasia Manos. As the political upheaval forces the royal family into exile, Venizelos brings Alexander to the Throne, convincing him that he will help him win the royal family's approval to marry Aspasia. WIth Alexander now King, Greece enters its most glorious era yet - conquering the majority of Asia Minor and reclaiming some of the 'lost lands' of Byzantium. However, foreign influence, an arranged match between Alexander and a British princess, and Venizelos's own political ambitions keep standing in the way of the couple's happiness. But both Aspasia and Alexander are stubborn. As more obstacles keep arising in their way of happiness, they will defy the odds, until tragedy hits...
(with the help of the wonderful @purple-amaranthe)
* This is an imaginative fancast for an imaginative Greek period drama about the story of Aspasia Manos and King Alexander. As such, Greek actors have been chosen
Aspasia Manos - Melissanthe Mahut
Prince (later King) Alexander of Greece - Giannis Koukourakis
Queen Sofia of the Hellenes - Alexandra Palaiologou
King Constantine I of the Hellenes - Stavros Zalmas
Queen Olga of Greece (Alexander’s grandmother) - Leda Protopsalti
Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos - Tasos Nousias
Crown Prince Georgios of Greece - Apostolos Totsikas
Princess Helen of Greece - Chrysa Michalopoulou
Princess Irene of Greece - Isabella Baltsavia
Prince Paul of Greece (later King Paul I) - Savvas Salipas
Princess Katherine of Greece - Iliana Galani
Princess Alice of Battenberg - Sissy Toumasi
Prince Andrew of Greece (Alice’s husband) - Maximos Mourmouris
Helena Schilizzi (later Venizelos’s wife) - Elisavet Moutafi