
The life of England’s George VI, who was forced to become King following the abdication of his brother, and his relationship with his wife, Elizabeth.
Cast

James Wilby
King George VI, aka 'Bertie'

Alan Bates
King George V

Juliet Aubrey
Queen Elizabeth

Eileen Atkins
Queen Mary

Dolly Wells
Princess Mary

Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Lady Mabel Airlie

Charles Edwards
David

Oliver Ford Davies
Archbishop Lang

Deborah Cornelius
Thelma Furness

Michael Elwyn
Lionel Logue

Amber Sealey
Wallis Simpson

Jeremy Child
Sir Samuel Hoare

David Ryall
Winston Churchill

Paul Brooke
Tommy Lascelles

David Burke
Lord Reith

Robert Hardy
President Roosevelt

Jeremy Swift
Royal Page

Helen Ryan
Queen Wilhelmina
Joanna Hole
East End woman

Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
Lillibet

Corin Redgrave
General Montgomery

Jack Whitehall
Little Boy (uncredited)

Denis Lill
Clement Attlee
Crew
Giles Foster
Director
Nigel Williams
Writer
Catherine Creed
Editor
Rex Maidment
Director of Photography

Jonathan Powell
Executive Producer

Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer

Michael Whitehall
Executive Producer
Jo Willett
Producer
Martyn John
Production Design

Kate Rhodes James
Casting
Frances Tempest
Costume Design
Christine Blundell
Makeup Artist
Jennie Evans
Sound Editor
Alistair Crocker
Sound Recordist
Ilona Sekacz
Original Music Composer

Charlotte Dirickx
Set Decoration
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