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Miniseries
6 Episodes2017
Drawing on newly available info, this show traces how the British royal family has survived the last 100 years of power struggles, politics and more.
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Episodes (6)

Ep 1
Adapt or Die
★9.0
2017-02-22•61m
This episode reveals fresh insights into how George V rescued the monarchy by dumping his family's German roots, and explores the Edward VIII abdication crisis

Ep 2
Love and Duty
★9.0
2017-03-01•47m
In 1947, as Britain suffers from crippling post-war austerity and the worst winter on record, a lovesick Princess Elizabeth and her ailing father, George VI, visit South Africa on a fraught royal tour

Ep 3
Enter the Outsider
★9.0
2017-03-08•47m
The story of Prince Philip, the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the Royals' public image.

Ep 4
Shadow of a King
★9.0
2017-03-15•46m
Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.

Ep 5
Fire, Feud and Fury
★9.0
2017-03-22•48m
This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.

Ep 6
The Top Job
★9.0
2017-03-29•47m
Prince Charles is the most outspoken heir to the throne in the Windsors' history and has promised a radically different vision for the monarchy. But will his reign make or break the Windsor dynasty?