Prince Regent (1979)

Genre

historical drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows the life of King George IV of Britain from his youth through his time as prince regent and into his first year as king. It covers his relationships with his father King George III and his wife Maria Fitzherbert.

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What happens

Prince Regent is a British period television series made and transmitted by the BBC in 1979. It depicts the life of George IV from his youth time as prince regent and his reign as King. It consists of eight episodes of 50 minutes. The series stars Peter Egan as George IV throughout his youth, regency, and first year of his reign, with Nigel Davenport as King George III, and Susannah York as Maria Fitzherbert. It was primarily directed by Michael Simpson, with Michael Hayes directing the fourth episode, and primarily written by Robert Muller, as well as Nemone Lethbridge, Ian Curteis, and Reg Gadney in other episodes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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