The Queen

The Queen is a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights from 29 November 2009, the Queen is portrayed by a different actress in each episode. The series was co-funded by the American Broadcasting Company, the network which aired the series in the US. This marked the first of two times Emilia Fox and Katie McGrath portrayed sisters: they would go on to appear as Morgause and Morgana in BBC One's Merlin. Cast Steven Mackintosh as the Narrator Episode 1 Emilia Fox as Queen Elizabeth II Katie McGrath as Princess Margaret Tristan Sturrock as Peter Townsend Simon Williams as Alan "Tommy" Lascelles Robert Bathurst as Anthony Eden