Edward the Seventh (1975)

Directed by

John Gorrie

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

U

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This historical drama series follows the life of Edward VII from his youth through his reign as king. It focuses on his long wait for the throne and his relationship with his mother Queen Victoria.

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What happens

Edward the Seventh is a 1975 British historical drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes. Based on the biography of King Edward VII by Philip Magnus, it stars Annette Crosbie as Queen Victoria, Timothy West as the elder Edward VII, with Simon Gipps-Kent and Charles Sturridge as Edward during his youth. Helen Ryan and Deborah Grant featured as the elder and younger Queen Alexandra respectively. It was directed by John Gorrie, who wrote episodes 7–10 with David Butler writing the remainder of the series. Only the final three episodes dramatised Edward as King (in line with his short, nine-year reign, which did not begin until he was nearly sixty years old). Annette Crosbie, who won a BAFTA for her performance, was given top billing in the series (appearing in ten out of the thirteen episodes). It was first broadcast on TV between April and July 1975. In the United States it was shown under the title Edward the King, with episode introductions by Canadian-American broadcaster Robert MacNeil. In the UK, it is available as a four-disc DVD set, encoded for Region 0, by Network Video. It is also available for the North American market as a no-extras six-disc set. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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