Hyde Park Corner
- Episode aired Nov 4, 2016
- TV-MA
- 1h 1m
With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Phillip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill.With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Phillip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill.With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Phillip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill.
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Did you know
- TriviaSagana Lodge, located on the foothills of Mount Kenya, was built in 1949-1950 as a royal residence. It was a leased wedding gift in 1947 to the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II) from the colony whilst they were in Kenya. The lodge's lease was returned to the Kenyan government after independence in 1963.
- GoofsDespite what courtier Martin Charteris says, it isn't really true that the Queen's uncle King Edward VIII changed his regnal name from David to Edward. His full name was Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, and before becoming king he had been known to the general public as Prince Edward. Only his family and friends called him David.
- Quotes
Sir Winston Churchill: [broadcasting his eulogy for the King] When the death of the King was announced to us yesterday morning, there struck a deep and somber note in our lives, which resounded far and wide, stilled the clatter and traffic of 20th century life, and made countless millions of human beings around the world pause and look around them. The King was greatly loved by all his peoples. The greatest shocks ever felt by this island fell upon us in his reign. Never, in our long history were we exposed to greater perils of invasion and destruction. The late King, who assumed the heavy burden of the Crown when he succeeded his brother, lived through every minute of this struggle with a heart that never quavered and a spirit undaunted. In the end, death came as a friend. And after a happy day of sunshine and sport, and after a goodnight to those who loved him best, he fell asleep, as every man or woman who strives to fear God and nothing else in the world, may hope to do. Now, I must leave the treasures of the past and turn to the future. Famous have been the reigns of our queens. Some of the greatest periods in our history have unfolded under their scepters. Queen Elizabeth II, like her namesake, Queen Elizabeth I, did not pass her childhood in any certain expectation of the Crown. This new Elizabethan age comes at a time when mankind stands uncertainly poised on the edge of catastrophe. I, whose youth was passed in the august, unchallenged and tranquil glories of the Victorian era, may well fill the thrill in invoking once more the prayer and anthem, God Save the Queen.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
- SoundtracksBewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Performed by Jared Harris and Vanessa Kirby
"Hyde Park Corner" fares even better. It pretty much follows on from the events of "Wolferton Splash" and not just built upon them but also moved the story forward. It did brilliantly at all of those things. "Hyde Park Corner" has all of the great things that "Wolferton Splash" had and had improvements along the way. Namely that it had more tension (not just the growing relationship between Elizabeth and Phillip but also the whole Churchill subplot) and also the pacing was brisker than the more deliberately paced previous episode, primarily down to the story here being more eventful perhaps.
"Wolferton Splash's" classy and sumptuous production values still remain in "Hyde Park Corner". The photography and production and costume design are evocative and a sight to behold. The music for me wasn't too intrusive or low-key and was beautiful scoring on its own. The main theme is not easy to forget.
Moreover the writing probes a lot of thought and intrigue, it is much more than just soap-opera, has some understated humour and doesn't seem too modern. Loved the intimacy and subtle tension of the storytelling in "Hyde Park Corner" and the relationship between Elizabeth and Phillip grows emotionally. Both grow as characters as Elizabeth prepares for taking more responsibility and Phillip is not as cold in demeanour.
Claire Foy is dignity and class personified already, and those qualities would get stronger with each episode, absolutely agree with another reviewer about her having a very expressive face (one of her biggest appeals for me as an actress). Matt Smith has authority and doesn't look uncomfortable with playing Phillip. John Lithgow still has fun as Churchill.
Summing up, wonderful and superior second episode to a great series. 10/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 7, 2020
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- Shoreham Airport, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK(exterior scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 1 minute
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1