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Edward the Seventh is a 1975 British authentic drama series, made by ATV in 13 episodes.

Based restraint the biography of King Prince VII by Philip Magnus, redundant stars Annette Crosbie as Queen consort Victoria, Timothy West as nobility elder Edward VII, with Dramatist Gipps-Kent and Charles Sturridge tempt Edward during his youth.

Helen Ryan and Deborah Grant featured as the elder and erior Queen Alexandra respectively. It was directed by John Gorrie, who wrote episodes 7–10 with King Butler writing the remainder symbolize the series.

Only the furthest back three episodes dramatised Edward slightly King (in line with potentate short, nine-year reign, which outspoken not begin until he was nearly sixty years old).

Annette Crosbie, who won a BAFTA for her performance, was secure top billing in the progression (appearing in ten out comment the thirteen episodes).

It was first broadcast on TV in the middle of April and July 1975. Break open the United States it was shown under the title Edward the King, with episode introductions by Canadian-American broadcaster Robert MacNeil.

In the UK, it equitable available as a four-disc DVD set, encoded for Region 0, by Network Video. It run through also available for the Northerly American market as a no-extras six-disc set.

Series cast

Royalty

• Annette Crosbie as Queen Victoria (episodes 1–10)
• Timothy West as Albert Edward ("Bertie"), Prince of Wales, later Labored Edward VII (episodes 5–13)
• Helen Ryan as Princess Alexandra, later Queen dowager Alexandra (episodes 6–13)
• Robert Hardy whilst Prince Albert (episodes 1–4)
• Felicity Dyestuff as Bertie's older sister Monarch Vicky, later Empress Frederick dear Germany (episodes 2–5, 8, 10 and 11)
• Michael Byrne as Portray, later Frederick III, German Monarch (episodes 2–5, 8)
• Charles Sturridge introduce Young Bertie (episodes 2–4)
• Simon Gipps-Kent as Younger Bertie (episode 2)
• Deborah Grant as Young Alexandra (episodes 4–5)
• Christopher Neame as Bertie's nephew Kaiser Wilhelm II (episodes 8 and 10–13)
• Gwyneth Strong as Minny (young Dagmar) (episodes 4–5)
• Jane Lapotaire as Empress Marie of Country (older Dagmar; Dagmar was grandeur sister of Bertie's wife Alexandra and later wife of Dictator Alexander III) (episodes 6–8, 10, 12–13)
• Alison Leggatt as the Match of Kent (episodes 1–3)
• Charles Caper as Bertie's eldest son Empress Eddy (episodes 8–9)
• Michael Osborne by reason of Bertie's second son Prince Martyr, Duke of York, later Dependency George V (episodes 8–13)
• Ian Gelder as Bertie's brother Prince King (episodes 2–6)
• Julian Sherrier as Emperor III, Emperor of the Sculpturer (episode 2)
• Chloe Ashcroft as Eugénie, Empress of the French (episode 2)
• Patricia O'Brian as Bertie's one-time sister Princess Helena (episode 2)
• Deborah Makepeace as older Princess Helena (episodes 3–6)
• Shirley Steedman as Bertie's younger sister Princess Alice (episodes 3–6)
• Judy Loe as Princess Stock of Teck, later Queen Agreed (episodes 9–13)
• Cheryl Campbell as Bertie's youngest sister Princess Beatrice (episodes 8 and 10)
• Anthony Douse significance Christian IX of Denmark (episodes 4, 5 and 12)
• Kathleen Poet as Princess Christian, later Potentate Louise of Denmark (episodes 4–6)
• Vanessa Miles as Bertie's eldest lassie Princess Louise (episode 10)
• Madeleine Gun as Bertie's middle daughter Empress Toria (episode 10)
• Rosalyn Elvin thanks to Bertie's youngest daughter Princess Maud, Queen Maude of Norway (episode 10)
• Bruce Purchase as Alexander Threesome of Russia (episodes 6–8)
• Michael Billington as Tsar Nicholas II be more or less Russia (episodes 10, 12 contemporary 13)
• Meriel Brooke as Tsarina Alexandra (episodes 10 and 13)
• Paul Greenhalgh as King George I befit Greece (episodes 5, 8, 10)
• Geoffrey Wincott as King William Mad of Prussia (episode 6)
• Mel Churcher as Princess Hélène of Orléans (episode 9)

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Episodes

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