Prince Regent (TV series)
Prince Regent is a British period television series made and transmitted by the BBC in 1979. It depicts the life of George IV from his youth time as Prince Regent and his reign as King. It consists of eight episodes of 50 minutes.[1]
| Prince Regent | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Written by | Ian Curteis |
| Directed by | Michael Simpson Michael Hayes |
| Starring | Peter Egan Nigel Davenport Keith Barron |
| Theme music composer | Carl Davis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Colin Tucker |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 4 September – 30 October 1979 |
Cast
- Peter Egan as George, Prince of Wales
- Nigel Davenport as King George III
- Keith Barron as Charles James Fox
- Frances White as Queen Charlotte
- Susannah York as Maria Fitzherbert
- Bosco Hogan as Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
- David Horovitch as Lt. Col. Lake
- Clive Merrison as Richard Sheridan
- Katy Durham-Matthews as Princess Mary
- Chrissy Iddon as Mary Robinson
- Robert Hartley as Lord Jersey
- Pat Nye as Frau Schwellenberg
Awards
The series won the make-up award (Toni Chapman) at the 1979 BAFTA television awards, and was nominated in the design (Barry Newbury, Barrie Dobbins), costume design (Raymond Hughes) and television cameraman (Rodney Taylor) categories.[2]
DVD Release
Prince Regent is available on DVD in the UK through Simply Media.
References
- "Prince Regent". Film and TV Database. BFI. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- "Television Nominations 1979". BAFTA. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
External links
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