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Bertie and Elizabeth

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The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.

Release Date : 2002-06-04

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Whitehall FilmsCarlton TelevisionGBH

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

James Wilby

Character Name : King George VI, aka 'Bertie'

Original Name : James Wilby

Gender : Male

Alan Bates

Character Name : King George V

Original Name : Alan Bates

Gender : Male

Juliet Aubrey

Character Name : Queen Elizabeth

Original Name : Juliet Aubrey

Gender : Female

Eileen Atkins

Character Name : Queen Mary

Original Name : Eileen Atkins

Gender : Female

Dolly Wells

Character Name : Princess Mary

Original Name : Dolly Wells

Gender : Female

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Character Name : Lady Mabel Airlie

Original Name : Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Gender : Female

Charles Edwards

Character Name : David

Original Name : Charles Edwards

Gender : Male

Oliver Ford Davies

Character Name : Archbishop Lang

Original Name : Oliver Ford Davies

Gender : Male

Deborah Cornelius

Character Name : Thelma Furness

Original Name : Deborah Cornelius

Gender : Female

Michael Elwyn

Character Name : Lionel Logue

Original Name : Michael Elwyn

Gender : Male

Amber Sealey

Character Name : Wallis Simpson

Original Name : Amber Sealey

Gender : Female

Jeremy Child

Character Name : Sir Samuel Hoare

Original Name : Jeremy Child

Gender : Male

David Ryall

Character Name : Winston Churchill

Original Name : David Ryall

Gender : Male

Paul Brooke

Character Name : Tommy Lascelles

Original Name : Paul Brooke

Gender : Male

David Burke

Character Name : Lord Reith

Original Name : David Burke

Gender : Male

Robert Hardy

Character Name : President Roosevelt

Original Name : Robert Hardy

Gender : Male

Jeremy Swift

Character Name : Royal Page

Original Name : Jeremy Swift

Gender : Male

Helen Ryan

Character Name : Queen Wilhelmina

Original Name : Helen Ryan

Gender : Female

Joanna Hole

Character Name : East End woman

Original Name : Joanna Hole

Gender : Female

Elisabeth Dermot Walsh

Character Name : Lillibet

Original Name : Elisabeth Dermot Walsh

Gender : Female

Corin Redgrave

Character Name : General Montgomery

Original Name : Corin Redgrave

Gender : Male

Jack Whitehall

Character Name : Little Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Whitehall

Gender : Male

Denis Lill

Character Name : Clement Attlee

Original Name : Denis Lill

Gender : Male

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