Begins on a boat in Lisbon (great sound here) where the Queen and Philip are having a right royal bust-up. We then rewind five months to his Royal Tour, and takes until the end of episode 3 to come back full circle. Not sure we need that.
Anton Lesser comes in as the traitorous Macmillan, who supported Eden in Sudan then completely denied it - the Queen knows though, and gives him short shrift. Will Keen is the secretary, though Pip Torrens is still in the mix. Greg Wise is Lord Mountbatten.
Daniel Ings is Philip's buddy who breaks the code of silence and is fired - we're not sure whether Philip's been unfaithful or not (though the suggestion is he has).
Great episode focuses on Margaret's relationship with a bohemian photographer (Matthew Goode). Great stuff from Vanessa Kirby, won Emmy. The great song which appears here is Ella Fitzgerald 'Angel Eyes'. Ultimately though, the Queen can't tell her what she's found out about him (multiple lovers male and female) knowing she won't thank her for it nor believe it, and allows the marriage to go ahead.
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| Of course she's reading a book about horses |
Another episode which begins in the middle tells the true story of an independent journalist and Royalist who has perfectly correct recommendations that help the Queen become more with it and approachable. He's well played by John Heffernan.
Interesting episode about Philip vs Charles' days at Gordonstoun (William Boyd's school) and the tragic death of Philip's Nazi-loving sister. End title has Charles describing the school as a 'living hell'.
Season finale is Profumo episode, to which Philip may be remotely linked (you'd think if he was at one of the parties then someone would have identified him). Nice cross-cutting (something of a regular feature) of Stephen Ward trial and Cambridge Footlights and journey to Balmoral, well edited as montage of image and sound (Yan Miles, Andy Kennedy).
Directors: Philip Martin (3) Benjamin Caron (3) Phillipa Lowthorpe (2), Stephen Daldry (2).
DPs Stuart Howell (6) and Adriano Goldman (4), who should thank me for adding his missing name from the IMDB credits.
Editors: Ben Lester, Celia Haining, Chris Barwell, Yan Miles (2), Alex Mackie, Tim Porter, Una Ni Dhonghaile, Pia di Ciaula (2).
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