The Queen (British TV serial)

The Queen is 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 is 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]

"The Queen (TV serial)" redirects here. For other uses, see The Queen (disambiguation).

The Queen
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Written byColin Swash
Edmund Coulthard
Patrick Reams
Directed byEdmund Coulthard
Patrick Reams
StarringEmilia Fox
Samantha Bond
Susan Jameson
Barbara Flynn
Diana Quick
Katie McGrath
Theme music composerMiguel d'Oliveira
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerMarion Milne
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release28 November (2009-11-28) –
3 December 2009 (2009-12-03)

This marked the first of two times Emilia Fox and Katie McGrath portrayed sisters: they would go on to appear as Morgause and Morgana in BBC One's Merlin.

Cast

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Production

The series was shot in Southern England. Locations used in the filming included Stourhead House, Longleat, Neston Park, Grittleton House, Knebworth House and the Orchardleigh Estate.[3]

Episodes
No.[4] Title Role of the Queen[4] Story[4] Air date
1"Margaret"Emilia FoxPrincess Margaret's romance with Peter Townsend29 November 2009
2"Us and Them"Samantha BondEarly 1970s civil unrest and attempted kidnapping of Anne, Princess Royal30 November 2009
3"The Rivals"Susan JamesonApartheid (South Africa) boycott and 1986 Commonwealth Games1 December 2009
4"The Enemy Within"Barbara FlynnAnnus horribilis of 19922 December 2009
5"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Camilla?"Diana QuickWedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles3 December 2009

References
  1. Docu-drama The Queen on Channel 4 ITN Source. 5 November 2009
  2. Five actors to play the Queen in 'pivotal' Channel 4 drama The Guardian. 27 January 2009
  3. The Making of The Queen Channel 4. Retrieved on 17 June 2011
  4. "The Queen". Channel Four Television Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.


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