Victoria
2016–2019 · PBS · 60 min · 3 seasons
S03E08 · The White Elephant
Mon, 4 Mar, 1:00 pm
The world's eyes are on the Great Exhibition, and the Royal couple. Does triumph or failure beckon?
About
Victoria comes to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne's public image and become ‘grandmother of Europe'. The first series of Victoria, will tell the story of the first years of the reign, beginning with the moment of the Queen's accession in 1837, following her first faltering steps from capricious, hormonal teenager with a weak grasp on her duties and responsibilities to her marriage to Albert. The show is a saga of interlocking circles – the circuits of power in Buckingham Palace and Westminster, the intermarrying royal houses of Europe and the scandals of the below-stairs palace staff. At the centre stands the new Queen – a spirited, passionate woman who must, somehow, become an enduring icon of stability and strength.
Episodes
- E01
Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears the Crown
Mon, 14 Jan· 60 minRevolution sweeps across Europe and pressure builds on Victoria with new arrivals at the Palace.
- E02
London Bridge is Falling Down
Mon, 21 Jan· 60 minVictoria must decide whether to fight the Chartists with force or allow them to present their petition.
- E03
Et in Arcadia
Mon, 28 Jan· 60 minAt Osborne House, Albert relishes the opportunity to spend time with the family away from London, but Victoria is desperate to get back to the Palace and the business of politics.
- E04
Foreign Bodies
Mon, 4 Feb· 60 minWhen Albert leaves the Palace for Cambridge, Victoria faces the traumatic impact of a cholera epidemic on the streets of London.
- E05
A Show of Unity
Mon, 11 Feb· 60 minAfter an assassination attempt, the Royal household visit Ireland. Intrigue, conflict and romance all blossom during a stay at the Palmerston estate.
- E06
A Coburg Quartet
Mon, 18 Feb· 60 minA Georgian ball at the Palace could not come at a worse time as private pictures of the Royal family are made public.
- E07
A Public Inconvenience
Mon, 25 Feb· 60 minAlbert and Palmerston put their reputations on the line, and Victoria must fight against her better judgment to decide where to place her allegiance.
- E08
The White Elephant
Mon, 4 Mar· 60 minThe world's eyes are on the Great Exhibition, and the Royal couple. Does triumph or failure beckon?
Cast
Jenna Coleman
Queen Victoria
Tommy Knight
Archibald Brodie
Jordan Waller
Lord Alfred Paget
Adrian Schiller
Penge
Tom Hughes
Prince Albert
Nell Hudson
Nancy Skerrett
Ferdinand Kingsley
Charles Elmé Francatelli
