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Palace insiders try to prevent a scandal that could reflect poorly on Philip. Eden faces censure from his cabinet and the press.

Director:

Philip Martin

Writers:

Peter Morgan (created by), Peter Morgan

Stars:

Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Victoria Hamilton

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Claire Foy	...	Queen Elizabeth II
Matt Smith	...	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Victoria Hamilton	...	Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Vanessa Kirby	...	Princess Margaret
Jeremy Northam	...	Anthony Eden
Anton Lesser	...	Harold MacMillan
Billy Jenkins	...	Prince Charles
Will Keen	...	Michael Adeane
Daniel Ings	...	Mike Parker
Chloe Pirrie	...	Eileen Parker
Pip Torrens	...	Tommy Lascelles
Harry Hadden-Paton	...	Martin Charteris
Nicholas Burns	...	Anthony Nutting
Anna Madeley	...	Clarissa Eden
Clive Francis	...	Lord Salisbury

Storyline

Palace insiders try to prevent a scandal that could reflect poorly on Philip. Eden faces censure from his cabinet and the press.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Parker's (Daniel Ings) divorce was portrayed by the press as a scandal and eventually he resigned. He later said that the Duke was supportive and "the Queen was wonderful throughout. She regarded divorce as a sadness, not a hanging offence." In a public show of support, the Queen created Parker a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO).

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Goofs

The Queen refers to the South Shetland Islands, the Falkland Islands and Ascension Island as "British Overseas Territories". However, in 1957 they were still Crown Colonies. They only became British Overseas Territories in 2002.

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Quotes

Anthony Eden: I'm sorry if I, uh... disappointed you.
Queen Elizabeth II: Did I suggest that you had?
Anthony Eden: No, but I... I think you thought it.
Queen Elizabeth II: [sighs] I... I did think that the decision to go to war was rushed. And I was sorry to see you lie to the House, when you told them that you had no prior knowledge of the Israelis' intentions. We both know that to be untrue. But, wrong though it was... I did have sympathy for you. To have waited in the wings for so long and to have supported a great man like Winston so patiently, so loyally. And...
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User Reviews

The Crown doing what it does best: scandal

For me, the best episodes of The Crown have always been the ones in which the monarchy has to handle damage control on a scandal. On top of the fact that such situations are fantastic at generating tension and drama, they also expose the inner workings of the institution in a way that is endlessly fascinating to watch.

Another reason that I loved the first season's scandal episodes was the way they allowed the character of Tommy Lascelles to shine. Tommy was one of my favourite characters on the show, so I was very sad when he retired near the end of last season, and pleasantly surprised when he made a surprise return in this episode. I hope he pops up a few more times this season; Pip Torrens is fantastic in this role, and it would have been a shame to let that go to waste.

The scandal in this episode is the climax of the boys' club story-line from the first two episodes of the season. Everything dovetails neatly and comes back around to the opening flash-forward, which finally gets resolved. So much is concluded in this episode that I genuinely have no idea what the plot of the rest of the season will be.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 2017 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Belvoir Castle, Belvoir, Leicestershire, England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1