Edward VII (4 discs)
1973, minutes, Rated PG
A sweeping saga of scandalous affairs, marriage and the kingdom of Edward the Seventh (Timothy West - Ever After) - who waited nearly 60 years to become King. Bertie to his parents, Teddy to his nation, he won the devotion of his people, the hearts of beautiful women and the fierce enmity of his mother, Queen Victoria (Annette Crosbie - Calendar Girls). This epic covers seventy of the most tumultuous years of Britain at the height of her power and shows how this king, who ruled for one brief decade, made a huge impact on his world.
Beginning with the rebellion of a boy pampered beyond measure the story progresses through his endurance of the distrust and jealousy of an overbearing mother, to his marriage and his scandalous affairs. We are by his side through his most delicate international negotiations and outrageous behind-the-throne carousing and through it all we discover Edward the man: his strengths, his weaknesses and ultimately his nobility.
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- Starring:
- Robert Hardy [52], Timothy West [12], Annette Crosbie [36], Helen Ryan [5],
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