Rent The Crown: Series 1 (2016)
4.0 of 5 from 204 ratings
9h 36min
- General info
- Available formats
- All series
- Synopsis:
- The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne...a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill.
- Actors:
- Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Victoria Hamilton, Jared Harris, Vanessa Kirby, Eileen Atkins, Harriet Walter, John Lithgow, Jeremy Northam, Billy Jenkins, Clive Francis, Nicholas Rowe, Pip Torrens, Harry Hadden-Paton, Ben Miles, Daniel Ings, Lizzy McInnerny, Michael Bertenshaw, Simon Chandler, Kate Phillips
- Directors:
- Stephen Daldry, Philip Martin, Julian Jarrold, Benjamin Caron
- Producers:
- Andrew Eaton, Michael Casey
- Creators:
- Peter Morgan
- Writers:
- Edward Hemming, Peter Morgan, Nick Payne, Tom Edge, Duncan Macmillan
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Dramas, TV Political
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Coronations on Screen, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/10/2017
- Run Time:
- 600 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.00:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Photo Gallery
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Wolferton Splash
2. Hyde Park Corner
3. Windsor
- Special Features - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
4. Act of God
5. Smoke and Mirrors
6. Gelignite
- Special Features - Disc 3:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
7. Scientia Potentia Est
8. Pride and Joy
- Special Features - Disc 4:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
9. Assassins
10. Gloriana
- Special Features
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Reviews (11) of The Crown: Series 1
First series of The Crown - The Crown: Series 1 review by VS
I hesitated to follow this series because it struck me as typical of our age: total indifference to the feelings of those in the public eye. We all have a right to consume their private lives. I stlil wish that the producers could have waited until both the present queen and her consort had died but granted they are still alive the quality of The Crown is an indirect homage to their work (and suffering) on the nation's behalf over many decades. I have been interested in how selective the series is. What it omits seems almost as important as what it portrays: No solemn return from Kenya after the death of George V!; no Coronation scenes (expensive) but an emphasis on the private. Most striking for me was the greta fog of 1952 and Churchill (almost but not quite) in his dotage. Having started off with misgivings, I now take off my hat to those who have create the series. You appear to be nothing if not well informed.
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its all already been said - The Crown: Series 1 review by LB
Brilliant. No wonder it was up for so many awards. Great piece of British history sensitively handled and brilliantly acted.can'T wait for more
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Boring!!! - The Crown: Series 1 review by EP
I really do not understand what the fuss is about, yes Clare foy is brilliant at depicting the young queen, but apart from that there is nothing compelling about this drama. We sat through three episodes waiting for the script to pick up, but couldn't take anymore, and can only conclude that people's interest in it is built on the modern taste for voyerism, or what they think is voyerism as so much is fiction. The script is dull, the narrative thin, life is too short and I have better things to do with my life than watch characters that resemble real people drifting through history however beautifully they drift and however well the actors do their job.
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