The Emperor's New Clothes

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.

Cast

Ian Holm

Napoleon Bonaparte / Sergeant Eugene Lenormand

Iben Hjejle

Nicole 'Pumpkin' Truchaut

Tim McInnerny

Dr. Lambert

Nigel Terry

Montholon

Eddie Marsan

Louis Marchand

Tom Watson

Gerard

Hugh Bonneville

Bertrand

Murray Melvin

Antommarchi

Clive Russell

Sergeant Justin Bommel

Bob Mason

Captain Nicholls