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The Queen

2009 · 1 season

A stately, restrained docudrama that moves through royal life in discrete chapters, more instructive than gripping.

Genres
Documentary, Drama
Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Power, family, identity, media
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • family
    • identity
    • media
    • politics
    Places
    • single country house
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    • true story
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, drama
    Created by
    Edmund Coulthard, Marion Milne, Patrick Reams
    Starring
    Samantha Bond, Emilia Fox, Katie McGrath, Barbara Flynn, Diana Quick, Lesley Manville, Susan Jameson, Simon Williams
    Length
    1 seasons, 5 episodes, 50 min each
    Network
    Channel 4
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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