Victoria & Albert (TV serial)

Victoria & Albert is a 2001 British-American historical television serial. It focused on the early life and marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The series starred Victoria Hamilton as Victoria, Jonathan Firth as Prince Albert and Peter Ustinov as King William IV. It was directed by John Erman.

In the UK it was broadcast by the BBC, split into two parts of 100 minutes each. The series is now available on DVD.

Plot

The first episode covers Victoria's growth from bullied princess to ruling queen, and includes her romance and marriage with Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The second episode depicts Victoria's life from her first pregnancy to Albert's death, including their family life together and Albert's increasing public role. Each episode is begun and ended by a small section with the 'Old Victoria', at the age of about 78.

Cast

Victoria Hamilton as Queen Victoria

Jonathan Firth as Prince Albert

Peter Ustinov as King William IV

Delena Kidd as Queen Adelaide

Penelope Wilton as The Duchess of Kent

Nigel Hawthorne as Lord Melbourne

Diana Rigg as Baroness Lehzen

John Wood as The Duke of Wellington

David Suchet as Baron Stockmar

Jonathan Cecil as Page

Patrick Malahide as Sir John Conroy

James Callis as Prince Ernest of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Jonathan Pryce as King Leopold I of Belgium

Crispin Redman as Mr. Anson

Alec McCowen as Sir Robert Peel

Michael Siberry as Henry Paget, Earl of Uxbridge

Rachel Pickup as Henrietta (Hetty) Standish

Crispin Bonham-Carter as Frederick Standish

Simon Quarterman as Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales

Richard Briers as Joseph Paxton

Kate Maberly as Princess Alice

Joyce Redman as aged Queen Victoria

Zizi Strallen as Victoria, Princess Royal

Billy Hicks as Prince Affie

References

External links

2001 American television series debuts

2001 American television series endings

2000s American drama television series

2000s American television miniseries

2001 British television series debuts

2001 British television series endings

2000s British drama television series

2000s British television miniseries

American biographical series

BBC television dramas

Cultural depictions of Edward VII

Cultural depictions of Queen Victoria on television

Television shows shot at Elstree Film Studios

Cultural depictions of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

BBC television miniseries

English-language television shows

Television shows set in England

Television series set in the 1830s

Cultural depictions of William IV