Aberfan

Episode aired Nov 17, 2019
TV-MATV-MA
55m

IMDb RATING

9.3/10

6.7K

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A horrible disaster in the Welsh town of Aberfan leaves scores of children dead, but when the Queen takes a week to decide to visit the town to offer solace to its people, she must confront ... Read allA horrible disaster in the Welsh town of Aberfan leaves scores of children dead, but when the Queen takes a week to decide to visit the town to offer solace to its people, she must confront her reasons for postponing the trip.A horrible disaster in the Welsh town of Aberfan leaves scores of children dead, but when the Queen takes a week to decide to visit the town to offer solace to its people, she must confront her reasons for postponing the trip.

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9.3/10

6.7K

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Director
- Benjamin Caron
Writers
- Peter Morgan
- Jonathan Wilson(staff writer)
- Jon Brittain(staff writer)
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Helena Bonham Carter, Marion Bailey, and Olivia Colman in The Crown (2016)

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Trivia
On October 29, 1966, eight days after the disaster, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited Aberfan to pay their respects to those who had died, coinciding with the end of the main rescue phase. In March 1973, the Queen would return and open the Memorial Garden, which is on the site of Pantglas Junior School. In May 1997, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh would plant a commemorative tree in the same garden.

Goofs
When Wilson's last audience of the episode with the Queen ends, Elizabeth does not ring the bell to alert the people outside to come and open the door.

Quotes
Harold Wilson: We can't be everything to everyone and still be true to ourselves.

Connections
Featured in The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020)

Soundtracks
All Things Bright and Beautiful
(uncredited)
Written by Cecil F. Alexander and William H. Monk

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9/10

Wow.

I'm the first to admit I'm no royalist. However, the series has gripped me by the throat and won't let go. This episode so far has been the best yet. As a working class son of a former miner, the story of Aberfan has been told many, many times. The heartbreak that those proud families suffered should have been impossible to put into a tv programme. The writers of the show, absolutely nailed it. 116 children and 28 adults lost their lives thanks to greed and corporate neglect. May we never forget.

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