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Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal

2018 · 1 season

A wistful, gossipy glide through archive footage and interviews, equal parts glamour and melancholy, inviting you to judge a woman who refused to be contained.

Created by: Hannah Berryman
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Princess Margaret, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Harold Wilson

Overview: This two-part series profiles Princess Margaret, whose life and loves reflected the social and sexual revolution that transformed Britain during the 20th century.

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Created by: Hannah Berryman
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Princess Margaret, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Harold Wilson

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
gender
class
family
freedom
Places: single country house
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary
Created by: Hannah Berryman
Starring: Princess Margaret, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Harold Wilson
Length: 1 seasons, 2 episodes, 59 min each
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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