The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Stars: James Wilby, Alan Bates, Juliet Aubrey, Eileen Atkins, Dolly Wells, Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Crew: Giles Foster (Director), Jonathan Powell (Executive Producer), Rex Maidment (Director of Photography), Jo Willett (Producer), Kate Rhodes James (Casting), Jennie Evans (Sound Editor)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Whitehall Films, Carlton Television, GBH
Runtime: 108 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 04, 2002
IMDb: 5.4
Keywords:england, world war ii, queen, royal family, royalty, divorcee, british history, london blitz, lung cancer, abdication
