The Queen
series not in production
Ended
Documentary
Drama
Seasons | 1
Episodes | 5
avg.Runtime | 50 min
First EP | 2009-11-29
Last EP | 2009-12-03
Overview
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The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights from 29 November 2009, the Queen was portrayed by a different actress in each episode. The Queen was portrayed by Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson, Barbara Flynn and Diana Quick. Katie McGrath played Princess Margaret in the first episode and Lesley Manville played Margaret Thatcher in the third episode. The series was co-funded by the American Broadcasting Company, the network which aired the series in the US. This reunited Emilia Fox and Katie McGrath who had played sisters in BBC One's Merlin.
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Blast! Films
Season List
season 1 || Season 1
Relesed on | 2009-11-29
1
Margaret
2009-11-29
When, after the sudden death of her father, the Queen (played by Emilia Fox) was catapulted on to the throne in 1952, she had no inkling that the greatest scandal she was about to face would come from within her own household.
2
Us and Them
2009-11-30
Samantha Bond takes on the role of the Queen in this second episode.
Britain came as close to becoming a republic in the early 1970s as it has ever done in modern times. The polls recorded the highest figures ever for those who were opposed to the monarchy. For the first time, the royal family was under pressure to be accountable to the people, in terms of how they lived their lives and spent their money.
3
The Rivals
2009-12-01
This episode lifts the lid on the hidden conflict between the Queen (played by Susan Jameson) and her first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher (played by Lesley Manville).
4
The Enemy Within
2009-12-02
Barbara Flynn takes on the role of the Queen as her Annus Horribilis of 1992 turns the spotlight on her role as Head of the Royal Family and reveals how she coped with a catalogue of scandals involving her family, which until then had been perceived as a model for the nation.
5
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Camilla?
2009-12-03
The final film shows the Queen (played by Diana Quick) confronting one last personal and constitutional challenge: Prince Charles' desire to marry Camilla Parker Bowles.
CAST
charactor: Prince Phillip
Original: Nicholas Le Prevost
Total EP: 6
charactor: The Queen
Original: Samantha Bond
Total EP: 5
charactor: Queen Elizabeth II
Original: Emilia Fox
Total EP: 5
charactor: Princess Margaret
Original: Katie McGrath
Total EP: 5
charactor: The Queen
Original: Barbara Flynn
Total EP: 5
charactor: The Queen
Original: Diana Quick
Total EP: 5
charactor: Margaret Thatcher
Original: Lesley Manville
Total EP: 5
charactor: The Queen
Original: Susan Jameson
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Simon Williams
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Tristan Sturrock
Total EP: 5
charactor: Harold Wilson
Original: Philip Jackson
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Lloyd McGuire
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Robert Bathurst
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Abby Ford
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Craig Heaney
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Graham O'Mara
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Ryan Quish
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Peter Davison
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Doreen Mantle
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Paul Clayton
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Michael Maloney
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Clive Francis
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Paul Rhys
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Emily Hamilton
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Joanna Van Gyseghem
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Dominic Jephcott
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Martin Turner
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Hugh Simon
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Kenneth Colley
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: June Bailey
Total EP: 5
charactor:
Original: Lucy Chalkley
Total EP: 5
charactor: Narrator
Original: Steven Mackintosh
Total EP: 5
charactor: Page
Original: Nathan Robinson
Total EP: 1
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