Victoria & Albert (TV serial)

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| genre = Period drama

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| director = John Erman

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| starring = Victoria Hamilton
Jonathan Firth
Peter Ustinov
Jonathan Pryce

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| composer = Alan Parker

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| language = English

| num_series = 1

| num_episodes = 2

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| executive_producer = Sue Deeks
Delia Fine
Doug Schwalbe

| producer = David Cunliffe

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| runtime = 100 minutes

| company = Own2feet Productions
Splendid Television for BBC

| channel = BBC One (UK)
A&E (U.S.)

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Victoria & Albert was a 2001 British-American historical television serial. It focused on the early life and marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. The series starred Victoria Hamilton as Victoria, Jonathan Firth as Prince Albert and Peter Ustinov as King William IV. It was directed by John Erman.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262995/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}

In the UK it was broadcast by the BBC, split into two parts of 100 minutes each. The series is now available on DVD.

Plot

The first episode covers Victoria's growth from bullied princess to reigning queen, and includes her romance and marriage with Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The second episode depicts Victoria's life from her first pregnancy to Albert's death, including their family life together and Albert's increasing public role. Each episode is begun and ended by a small section with the 'Old Victoria', at the age of about 78.

Cast

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