Rent The Royal House of Windsor (2017)
3.6 of 5 from 49 ratings
4h 57min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
This is the story of how the British royals have survived the last hundred years of war, fire, and feud: a gripping family saga marked by love, betrayal, divorce, murder and power struggles.
1. Adapt or Die
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.
2. Love and Duty
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.
3. Enter the OutsiderThis episode reveals how Prince Philip was the Windsors' most radical moderniser, and how in the 1960s he harnessed the medium of television to revamp the royals' public image.
4. Shadow of a King
Prince Charles tries to avoid replicating Edward VIII's romantic mistakes, while Lord Mountbatten acts as Charles' kingmaker and matchmaker.
5. Fire, Feud and Fury
This episode examines the huge challenge that Diana's popularity and tragic death posed to the royal family.
6. The Top Job
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?- Actors:
- Prince Charles, Prince Philip, Edward VIII, Princess Elizabeth, George VI, Princess Diana, George V
- Directors:
- Paul Copeland, Ian A. Hunt, Maninderpal Sahota, Richard Sanders, Nick Tanner
- Producers:
- Paul Copeland, Ian A. Hunt, Maninderpal Sahota, Richard Sanders, Nick Tanner, Leonie Jemeson
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- British Films, Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest
- Countries:
- UK
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/10/2017
- Run Time:
- 297 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Adapt or Die
2. Love and Duty
3. Enter the Outsider - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
4. Shadow of a King
5. Fire, Feud and Fury
6. The Top Job
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/10/2017
- Run Time:
- 297 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
1. Adapt or Die
2. Love and Duty
3. Enter the Outsider - Disc 2:
- This disc includes the following episodes:
4. Shadow of a King
5. Fire, Feud and Fury
6. The Top Job
