Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(2017)

Overview

Drawing on newly available info, this show traces how the British royal family has survived the last 100 years of power struggles, politics and more.

Cast

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh as Self (archive footage)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

as Self (archive footage)

King Charles III of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
King Charles III of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

Diana, Princess of Wales as Self (archive footage)
Diana, Princess of Wales

as Self (archive footage)

Camilla Shand as Self (archive footage)
Camilla Shand

as Self (archive footage)

William, Prince of Wales as Self (archive footage)
William, Prince of Wales

as Self (archive footage)

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex as Self (archive footage)
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

as Self (archive footage)

King George VI of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as Self (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

as Self (archive footage)

Princess Margaret as Self (archive footage)
Princess Margaret

as Self (archive footage)

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

Wallis Simpson as Self (archive footage)
Wallis Simpson

as Self (archive footage)

King George V of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
King George V of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

Louis Mountbatten as Self (archive footage)
Louis Mountbatten

as Self (archive footage)

Gwilym Lee as Narrator (voice)
Gwilym Lee

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes

Adapt or Die poster

Adapt or Die 9.0

February 22, 2017

This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and ex…

Love and Duty poster

Love and Duty 9.0

March 1, 2017

In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Eliza…

Enter the Outsider poster

Enter the Outsider 9.0

March 8, 2017

The story of Prince Philip, the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of tele…

Shadow of a King poster

Shadow of a King 9.0

March 15, 2017

Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' king…

Fire, Feud and Fury poster

Fire, Feud and Fury 9.0

March 22, 2017

This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.

The Top Job poster

The Top Job 9.0

March 29, 2017

Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different…