His Majesty was all powerful and all knowing. But he wasn't quite all there.
Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.
ComedyDramaHistoryhusband wife relationshipbiographybased on true storybased on play or musicalparliamentmental illnessmental health18th centuryking of englandassassination attemptaristocracybritish monarchy
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Character
Classical in form, meticulous and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Nigel HawthorneGeorge III
- Helen MirrenQueen Charlotte
- Ian HolmWillis
- Anthony CalfFitzroy
- Amanda DonohoeLady Pembroke
- Rupert GravesGreville
- Geoffrey PalmerWarren
- Julian WadhamPitt
- John WoodThurlow
- Rupert EverettPrince of Wales
Crew
- Nicholas HytnerDirector
- Alan BennettScreenplay
- Andrew DunnDirector of Photography
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
- Tariq AnwarEditor
- David ParfittProducer
- Stephen EvansProducer
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