Victoria Regina (1964)

Subtitles for: Victoria Regina (1964)

Patricia Routledge gives a career-best performance as Queen Victoria in this 1964 series of plays based on the celebrated collection of dramas by playwright Laurence Housman. Self-willed, obstinate, imperious and passionate... a now-familiar description of one of history's longest-serving female monarchs – but Housman's satirical tribute marked a decisive break with the tradition of the uncritical historical portrait. A Broadway hit deemed too disrespectful for public performance in Britain until the late 1930s, Victoria Regina is a frank portrayal of an extraordinarily complex woman, tracing her development from royal teenager to inconsolable widow at the helm of a vast empire, with all her contradictions, prejudices and unconstitutional behavior.

Rate	★ 10/10 (1 votes)
Genre	Drama
Duration	50 min/ep
Country	GB
Release	13 Nov 1964
Language	EN
Director	Stuart Latham
Keywords	queenmonarchybased on play or musicalbritish monarchy
IMDb	tt0423478 ↗
Type	TV Series Ended