The Best Laid Plans...
Series exploring the reign of Victoria through her personal relationships. This episode focuses on her tempestuous marriage to Prince Albert.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert shared a passionate marriage. Behind closed doors, royal domestic life often seemed like a battlefield.
In a 60-year family saga this new three-part series explores the reign of Victoria through her personal relationships with her husband and her nine children. It is a story of manipulation, conflict, intimidation, emotional blackmail, and fevered attempts by her children to escape the clutches of their domineering and needy mother.
The series uses a wealth of written material and photos left by Victoria, Albert and their children, including letters, diaries, memoirs and journals, to bring the subject and characters to life.
This first episode focuses on Victoria's tempestuous relationship with Prince Albert, their attempts to engineer the upbringing of their children and to save the monarchy by projecting a modern image of the royal family.
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Frog-like people
Duration: 01:43
Music Played
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Kronos Quartet
String Quartet No 5
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Lucy McDowell |
Director | Lucy McDowell |
Executive Producer | Denys Blakeway |
Broadcasts
- New Year's Day 2013 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two
- Sat 12 Jan 2013 02:10
- Wed 31 Jul 2013 21:00
- Sat 27 Feb 2016 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales
- Sat 5 Mar 2016 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Wed 7 Feb 2018 21:00
- Thu 8 Feb 2018 02:00
- Wed 22 May 2019 20:00
- Wed 6 Jan 2021 20:00
- Fri 15 Jan 2021 03:00
- Sun 12 Jun 2022 23:30
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