God Save the Queen: Portrayals of Elizabeth II
Screen portrayals of Queen Elizabeth II
Her approximate age in the portrayal is provided in parentheses
Books about the films/programs
Her approximate age in the portrayal is provided in parentheses
Books about the films/programs
- The Queen: A Miramax Feature Film Screenplay - by Peter Morgan
- The Audience - by Peter Morgan (script)
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- DirectorJulian JarroldStarsSarah GadonBel PowleyEmily WatsonOn V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.Sarah Gadon (age 19)
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsHelen MirrenMichael SheenJames CromwellAfter the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.Helen Mirren (age 69)
- CreatorPeter MorganStarsClaire FoyOlivia ColmanImelda StauntonFollows the political rivalries and romances of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped Britain for the second half of the 20th century.Verity Russell (age 12-17)
Claire Foy (age 21-38)
Olivia Coleman (age 38-64)
Imelda Staunton (age 64-7?) - StarsSteven MackintoshSamantha BondBarbara FlynnThis docudrama focuses on five key events in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Combining narration, interviews, archival footage and dramatic recreations (with 5 different actresses portraying the Queen at different times in her life) the series focuses on several of the crises she has had to deal with. These include Princess Margaret's desire to marry a divorced member of the household staff; the need for additional funding at a time of major upheaval in British society; her disagreement with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over trade sanctions against South Africa; the family challenges in 1992 of failing royal marriages; and Prince Charles' desire to marry Camilla Parker-Bowles.Emilia Fox (age 26-29)
Samantha Bond (age 43)
Susan Jameson (age 60)
Barbara Flynn (age 66)
Diana Quick (age 72-79) - DirectorStephen DaldryRobin LoughStarsHelen MirrenPaul RitterEdward FoxFor sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private.Nell Williams (age 13?)
Helen Mirren - DirectorPeter LevinStarsCatherine OxenbergChristopher BainesOlivia de HavillandThe story of the courtship of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, told at a time when their union still seemed to be a match made in heaven.Dana Wynter (age 55)
- DirectorTom HooperStarsColin FirthGeoffrey RushHelena Bonham CarterThe story of King George VI, his unexpected ascension to the throne of the British Empire in 1936, and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch overcome his stammer.Freya Wilson (age 10)
- DirectorGiles FosterStarsJames WilbyAlan BatesEileen AtkinsA chronicle of the life of George VI, who was forced to become King following the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, and his relationship with his wife, Elizabeth.Elisabeth Dermot Walsh (age 17-21)
Naomi Martin (age 10) - StarsNorman RodwayBarbara MurrayDavid YellandAfter fire damages the Princess Theatre, the Bretts plan a Christmas pantomime of "Cinderella" to stave off financial ruin.Louise Connolly (age 3)
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsDavid RobbCaroline BlissMargaret TyzackDramatization of the romance and July 1981 wedding of Great Britaon's Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.Margaret Tyzack (age 55)
- DirectorDavid BlairStarsLaurence FoxOlivia PouletSimon WilsonDramatized story of the relationship of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, during the time of the Prince's marriage to Princess Diana and after his divorce and the death of the Princess.Stella McCusker (age 44-55)
- DirectorPablo LarraínStarsKristen StewartTimothy SpallSally HawkinsDiana Spencer, struggling with mental-health problems during her Christmas holidays with the Royal Family at their Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, decides to end her decade-long marriage to Prince Charles.Stella Gonet (age 65)
- DirectorJames KentStarsRoger AllamRoger Ashton-GriffithsCharlotte AspreyMargaret Thatcher's final days as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.Rosemary Leach (age 64- )
- DirectorMichael W. WatkinsStarsJordan FriedaMartin TurnerThomas LockyerPrince William is the elder son of Britain's Prince Charles and if the late Diana, Princess of Wales. After his father, he is next in line to the British throne. A biography of his journey so far....Rosemary Leach (age 75)
- DirectorDavid GreeneStarsRobert BeckChristopher BowenJulie CoxThe relationship that blossomed between Diana, Princess of Wales, and Captain James Hewitt. Based on Hewitt's book.Lisa Daniely (age 66- )