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Victoria & Albert (2001)

Victoria & Albert (2001)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 2001, August 26
Directors: John Erman
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: A+E Global Media, BBC Film, Own2feet Productions, Splendid Television
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Rachel Pickup, Penelope Wilton, Malcolm Sinclair, Nigel Hawthorne, Patrick Malahide, Peter Ustinov, Diana Rigg, James Callis, Roger Hammond, David Suchet, Donald Pickering

Overview:

The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period in 19th Century England where Victoria comes to terms with the enormous duties that lay ahead of her, while also falling deeply in love with her beloved Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The marriage and birth of their nine children are featured, as is Albert's frustration by the inactivity he experienced in the early years of his role as Prince Consort.

Keywords:

biography 19th century british monarchy miniseries