Directed by:
John GorrieCinematography:
Tony ImiComposer:
Cyril OrnadelCast:
Annette Crosbie, Jane Lapotaire, Robert Hardy, John Gielgud, Charles Dance, Francesca Annis, Robert Flemyng, André Morell, Charles Sturridge (more)Plots(1)
Though he waited nearly 60 years to become king and reigned for only nine, Edward VII changed the British monarchy forever. Derided by his mother, Queen Victoria, as frivolous and untrustworthy, Edward was in fact a skillful, determined diplomat who longed to be useful to his country. This classic 13-part British miniseries dramatizes his life from frustrated prince and inveterate philanderer to loving father and respected statesman. Firmly grounded in history, it intimately depicts the palace dynamics that reverberated in Parliament and beyond during the years preceding World War I. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Annette Crosbie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098843_3ef9b5.jpg)
Annette Crosbie
UK
Best series:
Black Books (2000) (series)
After Life (2019) (series)
The Vicar of Dibley (1994) (series)
![Jane Lapotaire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/028/164028277_43273e.jpg)
Jane Lapotaire
UK
Best series:
The Crown (2016) (series)
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
![Robert Hardy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871820_03d947.jpg)
Robert Hardy
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
Little Dorrit (2008) (series)
Far Pavilions, The (1984) (series)
![John Gielgud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/405/164405827_80acb2.png)
John Gielgud
UK
Best series:
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Far Pavilions, The (1984) (series)
Brideshead Revisited (1981) (series)
![Charles Dance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/028/164028272_463ed3.jpg)
Charles Dance
UK
Best series:
Game of Thrones (2011) (series)
The Crown (2016) (series)
The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (series)
![Francesca Annis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099077_538954.jpg)
Francesca Annis
UK
Best series:
Jane Eyre (2006) (series)
Home Fires (2015) (series)
Cranford (2007) (series)
![Robert Flemyng](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099475_7a5da2.jpg)
Robert Flemyng
UK
Best series:
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
The New Avengers (1976) (series)
![André Morell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/364/161364577_1f4ef0.jpg)
André Morell
UK
Best series:
The Professionals (1977) (series)
![Christopher Neame](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906645_171201.jpg)
Christopher Neame
UK
Best series:
Northern Exposure (1990) (series)
Sliders (1995) (series)
Babylon 5 (1993) (series)
![Derek Fowlds](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274807_9b627c.jpg)
Derek Fowlds
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)
Heartbeat (1992) (series)
![Felicity Kendal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386703_29819c.jpg)
Felicity Kendal
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992) (series)
Pennyworth (2019) (series)
![Cheryl Campbell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279202_1545ca.jpg)
Cheryl Campbell
UK
Best series:
Peep Show (2003) (series)
Call the Midwife (2012) (series)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991) (series)
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best series:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
Dynasty (1981) (series)
![Joseph O'Conor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444371_27f22d.jpg)
Joseph O'Conor
Ireland
Best series:
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) (series)
The Forsyte Saga (1967) (series)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996) (series)
![Edward de Souza](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/141/158141958_350453.jpg)
Edward de Souza
UK
Best series:
Rome (2005) (series)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
![Michael Hordern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527020_25ef13.jpg)
Michael Hordern
UK
Best series:
Shogun (1980) (series)
Tales of the Unexpected (1979) (series)
The Wind in the Willows (1984) (series)
![Timothy West](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/191/160191182_b356ad.jpg)
Timothy West
UK
Best series:
Last Tango in Halifax (2012) (series)
Inside No. 9 (2014) (series)
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John Harding
UK
Best series:
Hustle (2004) (series)
Robin of Sherwood (1984) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Richard Vernon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/646/159646079_a01b70.jpg)
Richard Vernon
UK
Best series:
The Storyteller (1987) (series)
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Yes, Minister (1980) (series)