British empire monarch George V and his wife Queen Mary decide to hide their last-born son, Johnnie, from the public, being embarrassingly affected by epilepsy. While his protective elder brother is ruthlessly groomed for court life, Johnnie gets packed off to a country cottage on the royal estate Sandringham. With his full-time governess Lalla, a substitute-mother, he’s abandoned to playfulness and virtual social neglect. The Great War and the Russian Revolution change life in Britain, also at court, even at Sandringham, where royal refugees are expected. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.8/10 | |
Released: | October 17, 2004 | |
Runtime: | 180 min | |
Genres: | Drama Biography | |
Companies: | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | |
Cast: | Daniel Williams Matthew James Thomas Rollo Weeks Brock Everitt-Elwick | |
Crew: | Stephen Poliakoff | |
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