The Queen Margaret (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, History

The Queen

Margaret (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, History

When King George VI dies, his elder daughter Elizabeth becomes the Queen of Britain. Younger sister Margaret, feeling sidelined, embarks on an affair with divorced palace employee Peter Townsend, sixteen years her senior. The Establishment...See moreWhen King George VI dies, his elder daughter Elizabeth becomes the Queen of Britain. Younger sister Margaret, feeling sidelined, embarks on an affair with divorced palace employee Peter Townsend, sixteen years her senior. The Establishment opposes this and the Queen gives Peter a foreign posting to separate the pair. Margaret, backed by public opinion, is still keen to marry him, though she must renounce her claims to succession to the throne. Ultimately she chooses duty and privilege over love, though Elizabeth is perceived to have manipulated her. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Emilia Fox Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II See fewer	The Pianist (2002)
Katie McGrath Princess Margaret Princess Margaret See fewer	Jurassic World (2015)
Tristan Sturrock Peter Townsend Peter Townsend See fewer	Doc Martin (2004)
Simon Williams Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles See fewer	Kinvig (1981)
Guy Williams Richard Cotville Richard Cotville See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Robert Bathurst Anthony Eden Anthony Eden See fewer	Cold Feet (1997)
Steven Mackintosh Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)