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Let's hope Season 2 lives up to the first.
I was sad to see "Westworld" and "This is Us" overlooked.
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Looking forward to 8 December.
That's for the future, I'm ready for Eden, Macmillan, Phil and Liz scraps, Charles's childhood and more Margaret turmoil in December.
It'll be sad to wave goodbye to Claire Foy and Matt Smith, but I fully understand why.
We talk of Helen Mirren having played both Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II, but Olivia Colman would, I think, be unique in having portrayed both Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and her daughter.
But you musn't let the Season 2 trailer put you off finishing Season 1. There are some great episodes in the second half. The Churchill/Graham Sutherland one in particular is, quite fittingly, a work of art.
I'll definitely watch the remainder of season 1 I am more interested in the political aspects of the show.
Ooh, that's a very good 'un.
I think we'll get a lot of politics. The trailer focuses on the personal side and the family's romantic travails, but we are also set to explore the big guns of Suez and Profumo. Sir Anthony and Supermac will keep the political end up. I hope.
Matt Smith tells the story that upon meeting Prince William (at some polo event, I think), it was mentioned to the prince that Smith was about to star as his grandfather. William reached across, shook his hand, and simply said of Prince Philip: "He's a legend."
It certainly isn't fashionable to say so, but after watching the very Philip-heavy episode 2, I find myself rather agreeing.
It follows on shortly after we left off. Eden is still PM. The Suez Crisis was October 1956. It seems that Margaret started hitting the bottle even harder after the Peter Townsend business in Season 1.
Season 2 should take us until 1964.
Eden's visit probably didn't hurt Fleming's public profile, either.
Claire Foy has been astounding as HRH, it's really one of the finest performances in television history and also Matt Smith as Phillip.
I don't see the issue with Olivia Coleman taking over, I can't think of another actress being able to embody the older Elizabeth than her.
It will be interesting to see who they get for Phillip, some have mentioned Christopher Eccleston.
Apart from the fact I think he'd pull it off it would be quite ironic to have another Dr Who in the role again, guess we'll see, also the recasting of Magaret and the Queen Mother.
Will look forward to S3 greatly, have thoroughly enjoyed both of the first seasons immensely, the acting has been consistently brilliant throughout.
This is the first I've heard the suggestion of Eccelston. I've been hearing Tennant, mostly. Jude Law has come up. To toss a name I haven't seen out there -- how about Rufus Sewell?
Not sure about the next Prince Philip, but surely Charles Dance would be absolutely perfect as a later one.
Also, I thought Greg Wise was superb as Dickie Mountbatten. I'll be sorry to see him go. He doesn't quite get the plaudits that other members of the cast have got, but when I looked at him, I really saw Lord Mountbatten, and his touching relationship with his great-nephew Charles was handled wonderfully well.