Hyde Park Corner
- Episode aired Nov 4, 2016
- TV-MA
- 1h 1m
With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Phillip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill.With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Phillip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill.With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Phillip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill.
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Did you know
- TriviaSagana Lodge, located on the foothills of Mount Kenya, was built in 1949-1950 as a royal residence. It was a leased wedding gift in 1947 to the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II) from the colony whilst they were in Kenya. The lodge's lease was returned to the Kenyan government after independence in 1963.
- GoofsDespite what courtier Martin Charteris says, it isn't really true that the Queen's uncle King Edward VIII changed his regnal name from David to Edward. His full name was Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, and before becoming king he had been known to the general public as Prince Edward. Only his family and friends called him David.
- Quotes
Queen Mary: Dearest Lilibet, I know how you loved your papa, my son. And I know you will be as devastated as I am by this loss. But you must put those sentiments to one side now, for duty calls. The grief for your father's death will be felt far and wide. Your people will need your strength and leadership. I have seen three great monarchies brought down through their failure to separate personal indulgences from duty. You must not allow yourself to make similar mistakes. And while you mourn your father, you must also mourn someone else. Elizabeth Mountbatten. For she has now been replaced by another person, Elizabeth Regina. The two Elizabeths will frequently be in conflict with one another. The fact is, the crown must win. Must always win.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
- SoundtracksBewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Performed by Jared Harris and Vanessa Kirby
"Hyde Park Corner" fares even better. It pretty much follows on from the events of "Wolferton Splash" and not just built upon them but also moved the story forward. It did brilliantly at all of those things. "Hyde Park Corner" has all of the great things that "Wolferton Splash" had and had improvements along the way. Namely that it had more tension (not just the growing relationship between Elizabeth and Phillip but also the whole Churchill subplot) and also the pacing was brisker than the more deliberately paced previous episode, primarily down to the story here being more eventful perhaps.
"Wolferton Splash's" classy and sumptuous production values still remain in "Hyde Park Corner". The photography and production and costume design are evocative and a sight to behold. The music for me wasn't too intrusive or low-key and was beautiful scoring on its own. The main theme is not easy to forget.
Moreover the writing probes a lot of thought and intrigue, it is much more than just soap-opera, has some understated humour and doesn't seem too modern. Loved the intimacy and subtle tension of the storytelling in "Hyde Park Corner" and the relationship between Elizabeth and Phillip grows emotionally. Both grow as characters as Elizabeth prepares for taking more responsibility and Phillip is not as cold in demeanour.
Claire Foy is dignity and class personified already, and those qualities would get stronger with each episode, absolutely agree with another reviewer about her having a very expressive face (one of her biggest appeals for me as an actress). Matt Smith has authority and doesn't look uncomfortable with playing Phillip. John Lithgow still has fun as Churchill.
Summing up, wonderful and superior second episode to a great series. 10/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 8, 2020
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- Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK(exterior scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 1 minute
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1