The Monarchy
By taking a searching look at the public and private lives of the British Royal Family, this series offers revealing insights into the history and evolution of what it means to be the world's most famous family.
- Factual
- Year 1992
- 1 Season
By taking a searching look at the public and private lives of the British Royal Family, this series offers revealing insights into the history and evolution of what it means to be the world's most famous family.
- Year: 1992
E1 • Pomp And Popularity
This first episode investigates the allure of the monarchy to the public and what it has done in order to survive.
E2 • Crown And Country
Britain is increasingly a classless society and as such the monarchy has had to find new identities for itself as it still finds it has to bridge the gap between crown and country.
E3 • Wealth of The Windsors
How much does the monarchy cost the British taxpayer?
E4 • The Power And The Glory
This programme charts the ways in which the Monarchy has tried to act as the cement to bind together the diverse nations of the United Kingdom, sometimes successfully and sometimes unsuccessfully.
E5 • The Kingdom United
This episode takes an engaging look at the countries united under one crown, especially Scotland and Ireland where the link is more complex, and how Britain's entry into Europe will affect these countries positions on devolution.
E6 • Long To Reign Over Us
Britain is abound with social problems, the rise of Europe has happened, and a fractured monarchy has to look at it's prospects for the future.
- Cast
Queen Elizabeth II
King Charles III
Prince Harry
Tony Blair
Tim Pigott-Smith
Thierry Henry
Cate Blanchett
Prince William of Wales
Princess Anne
Gordon Brown
