Victoria & Albert (TV 2001)

The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the ... See full summary »

Director:

John Erman

Writer:

John Goldsmith

Stars:

Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, James Callis

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Victoria Hamilton	...	Victoria
Jonathan Firth	...	Prince Albert
James Callis	...	Ernest
Diana Rigg	...	Baroness Lehzen
Patrick Malahide	...	Sir John Conroy
Roger Hammond	...	Duke of Coburg
Penelope Wilton	...	Princess Mary Louise Victoria, Duchess of Kent
Peter Ustinov	...	King William IV
Delena Kidd	...	Queen Adelaide
Timothy Carlton	...	Dr. Halford
John Wood	...	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Malcolm Sinclair	...	Conyngham
Gary Raymond	...	Archbishop
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Lord William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
Crispin Redman	...	Mr. Anson

Storyline

The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period in 19th Century England where Victoria comes to terms with the enormous duties that lay ahead of her, while also falling deeply in love with her beloved Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The marriage and birth of their nine children are featured, as is Albert's frustration by the inactivity he experienced in the early years of his role as Prince Consort.

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Plot Keywords:

love | marriage | queen | prince albert | exhibition | 

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Taglines:

An epic love story as proud and powerful as the British Empire.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Victoria & Albert - Eine Liebe im Schatten der Macht

Filming Locations:

Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&E Television Networks, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Own2feet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Ustinov previously played King William IV's elder brother, the Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), in Beau Brummell. In the interim, he had played their great-nephew King Edward VII, Queen Victoria's eldest son and eventual successor, in Strumpet City.

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Goofs

In the part 1 closing credits, Penelope Wilton is misspelled "Penelope Winton". (She is named correctly in the opening and part 2 closing credits.)

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Connections

Version of Victoria Regina (1961)

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Soundtracks

"Zadok the Priest"
George Frideric Handel (as Georg Friedrich Händel)

User Reviews

Outstanding!

When I first saw Victoria Hamilton in the trailers, I thought, 'she's not a good likeness', but having seen the first episode, I can only praise the wonderful acting and superb script. I, for one, (while reasonably coversant with history), have never thought about her early years on the throne, and the difficulty as a teenage monarch, of dealing with Mum and Parliament! Mentally, I was constantly comparing her situation with that other teenage female queen, Lady Jane Grey. Victoria as portrayed, is an engaging and thoroughly likable person, very much a child coming into adulthood, and thus a fascinating comparison to the standard historical perspective that we have grown up with.