The Reluctant King
- Episode aired Jul 28, 2020
- 41m
In the second episode, George VI is crowned King. With this new title comes the responsibility of rebuilding the prestige of the monarchy after the scandal caused by his brother King Edward ... Read allIn the second episode, George VI is crowned King. With this new title comes the responsibility of rebuilding the prestige of the monarchy after the scandal caused by his brother King Edward VIII.In the second episode, George VI is crowned King. With this new title comes the responsibility of rebuilding the prestige of the monarchy after the scandal caused by his brother King Edward VIII.
Rosamund Pike
- Narrator
- (voice)
Winston Churchill
- Self - Prime Minister
- (archive footage)
- (as Sir Winston Churchill)
Rory Cormac
- Self - Historian
- (as Prof. Rory Cormack)
Duchess of Windsor
- Self - Wife of King Edward VIII
- (archive footage)
- (as Wallis Simpson)
Duke of Windsor
- Self - Former King VIII of England
- (archive footage)
Lady Glenconner
- Self - Girlfriend of Princess Margaret
- (as Lady Ann Glenconner)
Julian Alexander Hardinge
- Self - Grandson of the assistant private secretary of George V
- (as Julian Lord Hardinge)
Adolf Hitler
- Self
- (archive footage)
King George V
- Self
- (archive footage)