Bertie and Elizabeth

Bertie and Elizabeth
US DVD cover
Directed by Giles Foster
Written by Nigel Williams
Starring James Wilby
Juliet Aubrey
Alan Bates
Eileen Atkins
Charles Edwards
David Ryall
Denis Lill
Amber Sealey
Release date
  • 4 June 2002 (2002-06-04)
Running time
 98 minutes[1]
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Bertie & Elizabeth is a 2002 television film produced by Carlton Television. The film explores the relationship between King George VI and his wife Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother from their very first meeting to the King's death in the winter of 1952. Bertie & Elizabeth was commissioned especially for the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II and was first broadcast on ITV1 on 4 June 2002, only two months after the death of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Plot

The film begins with the initial meeting between the then Duke of York and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. The television drama then moves on through their courtship, marriage, and succession to the throne after the abdication of Edward VIII. We also see the two royals dealing with the events of the Second World War, as Buckingham Palace is partially hit by a Luftwaffe bomb.

The film portrays King George VI's struggle to overcome his stammer, the fear he felt towards his father and the punishing stress the King was placed under during the abdication crisis of 1936.

Cast

See also

  • The King's Speech, critically acclaimed film similarly addressing George VI's stammer

References


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