Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

Limited Series 1975 · 13 eps · ★ 6.6 · Drama

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Edward the Seventh is a 1975 television drama miniseries produced by ATV. Based on the biography of Edward VII by Philip Magnus, the series features depictions of a vast number of historical figures including, but not limited to, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Arthur Balfour, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Edward VII, George V, Napoleon III, Nicholas II of Russia, Queen Victoria, Wilhelm I, Wilhelm II, Winston Churchill, Henry John Temple, and Otto von Bismarck.

Created by Cecil Clarke, Lorna Mason

Network: ITV1

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Annette Crosbie Queen Victoria
Timothy West Albert Edward 'Bertie'
Helen Ryan Queen Alexandra
Felicity Kendal Princess Vicky
Guy Slater Charles Carrington
Jane Lapotaire Princess Dagmar
Michael Osborne Prince George
Michael Hordern W. E. Gladstone
Christopher Neame Kaiser Wilhelm II
Peter Howell Francis Knollys
Michael Byrne Fritz
Judy Loe Princess May of Teck

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