Creators:
Peter MorganScreenplay:
Peter MorganComposer:
Martin PhippsCast:
Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Elizabeth Debicki, Dominic West, Khalid Abdalla, Emma Laird Craig, Claudia Harrison, Andrew Havill (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(10)
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Queen Victoria Syndrome (S05E01)
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The System (S05E02)
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Mou Mou (S05E03)
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Annus horribilis (S05E04)
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The Way Ahead (S05E05)
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Ipatiev House (S05E06)
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No Woman's Land (S05E07)
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Gunpowder (S05E08)
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Couple 31 (S05E09)
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Decommissioned (S05E10)
Plots(1)
It's a new decade and the royal family are facing what may be their biggest challenge yet: proving their continued relevance in '90s Britain. As Diana and Charles wage a media war, cracks begin to splinter the royal foundation. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
Reviews (1)
It's probably the weakest series so far, but it's not far behind the previous ones. Technically, it's still the polished, refined ride we're used to. Also, casting-wise, I didn't find the transition as dramatic as from the second to third series. The biggest weakness will probably be the themes that were addressed in the 1990s and which The Crown is again reconstructing with great precision. Unfortunately it is those themes around royal family relations, love affairs and similar other scandals that become repetitive and rather tiresome after a while. However, for how variably it could have been handled and what a soap opera it could have been under any less rigid directorial baton, I think the creators of the fifth series came out of it with a clean slate and quite classy.
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