The Queen (British TV serial)
Introduction '''''The Queen''''' is a 2009 British docudrama showing Elizabeth II at various 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, the network which aired the series in the US.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 *Steven Mackintosh as the Narrator===Episode 1===*Emilia Fox as Elizabeth II*Katie McGrath as Princess Margaret*Tristan Sturrock as Peter Townsend*Simon Williams as Alan "Tommy" Lascelles*Robert Bathurst as Anthony Eden===Episode 2===*Samantha Bond as Elizabeth II*Philip Jackson as Harold Wilson*Richard Derrington as Willie Hamilton*Abby Ford as Princess Anne*Graham O'Mara as Ian Ball*Jonathan Hyde as Martin Charteris*Nicholas Le Prevost as Prince Philip*Lloyd McGuire as Edward Heath*Ryan Quish as Mark Phillips===Episode 3===*Susan Jameson as Elizabeth II*Lesley Manville as Margaret Thatcher*Peter Davison as Denis Thatcher*Roger Alborough as William Heseltine*Clive Francis as Prince Philip*Simon Shackleton as Nigel Wicks*Michael Maloney as Michael Shea*Paul Clayton as Bernard Ingham===Episode 4===*Barbara Flynn as Elizabeth II*Paul Rhys as Prince Charles*Dominic Jephcott as Robert Fellowes*Ian Shaw as Richard Aylard*Emily Hamilton as Diana Spencer*Lucy Chalkley as Sarah Ferguson*Doreen Mantle as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother*Kenneth Colley as Prince Philip*Christian Wolf-La'Moy as William Bartholomew===Episode 5===*Diana Quick as Elizabeth II*Martin Turner as Prince Charles*Joanna Van Gyseghem as Camilla Parker Bowles*Anthony Smee as Robin Janvrin*Rick Bacon as Mark Bolland*Hugh Simon as Stephen Lamport*June Bailey as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother*Robert Ashby as King Constantine II of Greece*Davyd Harries as Clergyman
Production The series was shot in Southern England. Locations used in the filming included Stourhead, Longleat, Neston Park, Grittleton House, Knebworth House and the Orchardleigh Estate.
Episodes  No. Title Role of the Queen Story Air date 1  "Margaret"  Emilia Fox  Princess Margaret's romance with Peter Townsend  29 November 2009 2  "Us and Them"  Samantha Bond  Early 1970s civil unrest and attempted kidnapping of Anne, Princess Royal  30 November 2009 3  "The Rivals"  Susan Jameson  Apartheid (South Africa) boycott and 1986 Commonwealth Games  1 December 2009 4  "The Enemy Within"  Barbara Flynn  Annus horribilis of 1992  2 December 2009 5  "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Camilla?" Diana Quick  Wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles  3 December 2009
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