The Prince of Hearts (TV 1998)
"The Student Prince" (original title)

The Queen's youngest son is off to university, mainly because "I'm hopeless at anything else". Barry, his new bodyguard, has no time for the royal family and left school at fifteen. He ... See full summary »

Director:

Simon Curtis

Writer:

Lee Hall

Stars:

Robson Green, Gavin Richards, Peter Lovstrom

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robson Green	...	Barry Grimes
Gavin Richards	...	Chief Superintendent
Peter Lovstrom	...	Police Driver
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Grace
Terence Rigby	...	Mr. Garter
Terence Budd	...	Sandy
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	The Prince
Christopher Staines	...	Adams
Graeme Garden	...	The Master
Mark Gough	...	Hargreaves
Jacqueline King	...	The Master's Wife
Stephen Moore	...	Dr. Rymans
Danielle Tilley	...	Serena
Judy Cornwell	...	Mrs. Quigley
Katherine Porter	...	Blue Stocking

Storyline

The Queen's youngest son is off to university, mainly because "I'm hopeless at anything else". Barry, his new bodyguard, has no time for the royal family and left school at fifteen. He certainly didn't volunteer for this job, and is damned if he's going to enjoy it. Yet he can't help liking the hopelessly unworldly young prince, at least, until they both set their eyes on the new American student!

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Plot Keywords:

royalty | coming of age | college

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Genres:

Romance | Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS [us]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Prince of Hearts

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

For its American television broadcast on PBS, the title of the film was changed to "The Prince of Hearts" to avoid confusion with the famous Romberg-Donnelly 1924 operetta and 1954 Mario Lanza film "The Student Prince", neither of which have anything in common with this film other than the fact that the prince is sent to a university.

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Quotes

Chief Superintendent: Congratulations. You've got yourself a place at Cambridge University.
Barry Grimes: Sir?
Chief Superintendent: A promotion. Royal Protection Squad.
Barry Grimes: You call that a promotion?
Chief Superintendent: His Royal Highness starts at All Saints' College and we thought you'd be the ideal companion.
Barry Grimes: Do I have a choice?
Chief Superintendent: [sneers] What do you think this is - a free country?

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Connections

References Blade Runner (1982)

User Reviews

Robson Green should be a star!

A smart, thoroughly enchanting romantic comedy with a little Cyrano DeBergerac thrown in while it thumbs its nose at class distinctions and the monarchy. Give me more of Robson Green!!!