| Bertie and Elizabeth | |
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 US DVD cover | |
| Written by | Nigel Williams |
| Directed by | Giles Foster |
| Starring | James Wilby Juliet Aubrey Alan Bates Eileen Atkins David Ryall Charles Edwards Paul Brooke Oliver Ford Davies |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV1 |
| Release | 4 June 2002 (2002-06-04) |
Bertie and Elizabeth is a 2002 television film directed byGiles Foster and produced byCarlton Television. The film explores the relationship betweenKing George VI and his wifeQueen Elizabeth from their first meeting tothe King's death in the winter of 1952.Bertie and Elizabeth was commissioned especially for theGolden Jubilee of Elizabeth II and was first broadcast onITV1 on 4 June 2002, only two months after thedeath of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The role ofQueen Mary was portrayed by DameEileen Atkins, a role she again played in season one ofThe Crown in 2016.
The film begins with the initial meeting between the thenDuke of York andLady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. The television drama then moves on through their courtship, marriage, and succession to the throne after theabdication ofEdward VIII. We also see the two royals dealing with the events of theSecond World War, asBuckingham Palace is hit and partially destroyed by aLuftwaffe bomb.
The film portrays Bertie's struggle to overcome his stammer, the fear he felt towards his father and the punishing stress the Duke was placed under during the abdication crisis of 1936.
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