The Queen

The Queen (2009)

★ 7.0 50m Documentary Drama

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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Episodes

Season 1
  1. 1 1. Margaret2009-11-29 · 50mWhen, 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
  2. 2 2. Us and Them2009-11-30 · 50mSamantha 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 poll
  3. 3 3. The Rivals2009-12-01 · 50mThis 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. 4 4. The Enemy Within2009-12-02 · 50mBarbara 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
  5. 5 5. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Camilla?2009-12-03 · 50mThe 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

Samantha BondThe Queen
Emilia FoxQueen Elizabeth II
Katie McGrathPrincess Margaret
Barbara FlynnThe Queen
Diana QuickThe Queen
Lesley ManvilleMargaret Thatcher
Susan JamesonThe Queen
Simon Williams
Tristan Sturrock
Philip JacksonHarold Wilson
Lloyd McGuire
Robert Bathurst
Abby Ford
Craig Heaney

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