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Victoria Regina

Name: Victoria Regina
Genre: Drama
Released: 1964-11-13
Rating: 10
Cast: Patricia Routledge, Joachim Hansen, Max Adrian

Drama~50 min

Seasons

Episodes

Networks

ITV1

Countries

First aired

1964-11-13

Last aired

1964-12-04

Language

Rating

10.0 / 10

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Synopsis and details

Patricia Routledge gives a career-best performance as Queen Victoria in this 1964 series of plays based on the celebrated collection of dramas by playwright Laurence Housman. Self-willed, obstinate, imperious and passionate... a now-familiar description of one of history's longest-serving female monarchs – but Housman's satirical tribute marked a decisive break with the tradition of the uncritical historical portrait. A Broadway hit deemed too disrespectful for public performance in Britain until the late 1930s, Victoria Regina is a frank portrayal of an extraordinarily complex woman, tracing her development from royal teenager to inconsolable widow at the helm of a vast empire, with all her contradictions, prejudices and unconstitutional behavior.