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Sir Walter, a fashionable gentleman of Harley Street, is a Member of Parliament and Secretary of State for War in this difficult time; Napoleon is running rampant across Europe, and Britain’s allies are rapidly discovering their mistake and becoming her enemies.

Sir Walter is a politician down to his bones; a noted orator and person-about-town, whose engagement to the charming Emma Wintertowne has caused much interest in society. What causes even more interest, however, is when the engagement is prematurely curtailed by the death of that beautiful young lady, and Sir Walter allows , the magician, to bring her back to life. This happy circumstance leads Sir Walter into a new chapter of his career: as the political face of English Magic, his fate bound in, for good and ill, with that of Messrs Strange and Norrell.

Samuel West has played Hamlet and Richard II for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Frank Edwards in all four series of Mr Selfridge and the voice of Pongo in Disney's 101 Dalmations II.

On television, he has recently appeared in and The Hollow Crown II for the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú. Forthcoming work includes The Frankenstein Chronicles for ITV and the film Suffragette. Sam was nominated for a BAFTA for the film Howards End and an Olivier Award for the hit play ENRON. He has been artistic director of the Crucible, Sheffield and is now chair of the National Campaign for the Arts.