The Queen (British TV serial)
| The Queen | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Colin Swash Edmund Coulthard Patrick Reams |
| Directed by | Edmund Coulthard Patrick Reams |
| Starring | Emilia Fox Samantha Bond Susan Jameson Barbara Flynn Diana Quick Katie McGrath |
| Theme music composer | Miguel d'Oliveira |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Marion Milne |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 28 November – 2 December 2009 |
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 series was co-funded by the American Broadcasting Company,[1] the network which aired the series in the US.[2]
This marked the first of two time Emilia Fox and Katie McGrath portrayed sisters: they would go on to appear as Morgause and Morgana in BBC One's Merlin.
Episodes
| Episode[3] | Role of the Queen[3] | Subject [3] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilia Fox | Princess Margaret's romance with Peter Townsend |
| 2 | Samantha Bond | Early 1970s civil unrest and Attempted kidnapping of the Anne, Princess Royal |
| 3 | Susan Jameson | Apartheid South African boycott and 1986 Commonwealth Games |
| 4 | Barbara Flynn | Annus horribilis of 1992 |
| 5 | Diana Quick | Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles |
Cast
- Samantha Bond as Elizabeth II
- Barbara Flynn as Elizabeth II
- Emilia Fox as Elizabeth II
- Susan Jameson as Elizabeth II
- Diana Quick as Elizabeth II
- Philip Jackson as Harold Wilson
- Lesley Manville as Margaret Thatcher
- Katie McGrath as Princess Margaret
- Paul Rhys as Prince Charles
- Martin Turner as Prince Charles
- Peter Davison as Denis Thatcher
- Richard Derrington as Willie Hamilton
- Dominic Jephcott as Robert Fellowes
- Tristan Sturrock as Peter Townsend
- Joanna Van Gyseghem as Camilla
- Roger Alborough as William Heseltine
- Abby Ford as Princess Anne
- Ian Shaw as Richard Aylard
- Anthony Smee as Robin Janvrin
- Simon Williams as Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles
- Rick Bacon as Mark Bollard
- Clive Francis as Prince Philip
- Emily Hamilton as Princess Diana
- Graham O'Mara as Ian Ball
- Robert Bathurst as Anthony Eden
- Lucy Chalkley as Sarah Ferguson
- Simon Shackleton as Nigel Wicks
- Hugh Simon as Stephen Lamport
- June Bailey as Queen Mother
- Jonathan Hyde as Martin Charteris
- Michael Maloney as Michael Shea
- Doreen Mantle as Queen Mother
- Robert Ashby as King Constantine II
- Paul Clayton as Bernard Ingham
- Kenneth Colley as Prince Philip
- Nicholas Le Prevost as Prince Philip
- Lloyd McGuire as Edward Heath
- Ryan Quish as Mark Phillips
- Christian Wolf-La'Moy as William Bartholomew
Production
The series was shot in Southern England. Locations used in the filming included Stourhead House, Longleat, Neston Park, Grittleton House, Knebworth House and Orchardleigh Estate.[4]
References
- ^ Docu-drama The Queen on Channel 4 ITN Source. 5 November 2009
- ^ Five actors to play the Queen in 'pivotal' Channel 4 drama The Guardian. 27 January 2009
- ^ a b c "The Queen". Channel Four Television Corporation.
- ^ The Making of The Queen Channel 4. Retrieved on 17 June 2011
External links
- 'The Queen' on Channel 4
- The Queen at IMDb
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