The Queen 2009

The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights from 29 November 2009, the Queen was portrayed by a different actress in each episode. The Queen was portrayed by Emilia Fox, Samantha Bond, Susan Jameson, Barbara Flynn and Diana Quick. Katie McGrath played Princess Margaret in the first episode and Lesley Manville played Margaret Thatcher in the third episode. The series was co-funded by the American Broadcasting Company, the network which aired the series in the US. This reunited Emilia Fox and Katie McGrath who had played sisters in BBC One's Merlin.

Cast

Samantha Bond

Emilia Fox

Katie McGrath

Barbara Flynn

Diana Quick

Lesley Manville

Susan Jameson

Simon Williams

Tristan Sturrock

Philip Jackson

Lloyd McGuire

Robert Bathurst

Abby Ford

Craig Heaney

Graham O'Mara

Nicholas Le Prevost

Ryan Quish

Peter Davison

Doreen Mantle

Paul Clayton

Michael Maloney

Clive Francis

Paul Rhys

Emily Hamilton

Joanna Van Gyseghem

Dominic Jephcott

Martin Turner

Hugh Simon

Kenneth Colley

June Bailey

Lucy Chalkley

Steven Mackintosh