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Judi Dench
Queen Victoria
Billy Connolly
John Brown
Geoffrey Palmer
Henry Ponsonby
Antony Sher
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Gerard Butler
Archie Brown
Richard Pasco
Doctor Jenner
David Westhead
Prince of Wales (Bertie)
Georgie Glen
Lady Churchill
Sara Stewart
Princess Alexandra
Finty Williams
Princess Helena
Oliver Ford Davies
Dean of Windsor
Delia Lindsay
Society Lady
Bridget McConnell
Lady Ely
Claire Nicolson
Princess Louise
Hattie Ladbury
Princess Alice
Oliver Kent
Prince Alfred
Alex Menzies
Prince Arthur
Simon McKerrell
Prince Leopold
Jimmy Chisholm
Mr. Grant
Elaine Collins
Mrs. Grant
Jason Morell
Lord Stanley
Cherith Mellor
Mary Ann Disraeli
Brendan O'Hea
Barney
Catherine O'Donnell
Lady-in-Waiting
Rupert Farley
Bertie's Valet
Rebecca Charles
Assistant Dresser
George Hall
Speaker of the House
Robin Marchal
Commons Counter
Theo Fraser Steele
Footman
James Vaughan
Sir Charles Dilke

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Aug 27 2023

There have been goodness knows how many theories about the relationship between Queen Victoria and her highland ghillie John Brown, brought from Her Majesty's estate at Balmoral to try to prize her from her routine of melancholy following the death of Prince Albert. In this version, John Madden cleverly decides to emphasise the characterisations of the Queen and of her Highland servant, rather than to try and create something that historians can argue over... Of course it's all speculative, but both Judi Dench and Billy Connolly excel here at building an honest, and ultimately loving friendship...