Victoria - Season 1 (2016) (season)
Directed by:
Tom VaughanScreenplay:
Daisy GoodwinCinematography:
John LeeComposer:
Ruth BarrettCast:
Jenna Coleman, Daniela Holtz, Adrian Schiller, Catherine Flemming, Tommy Knight, Margaret Clunie, Anna Wilson-Jones, Eve Myles, Nell Hudson, Ferdinand Kingsley, Peter Firth, Peter Bowles (more)Plots(1)
As Melbourne's popularity in the house wanes, the Tories eagerly await their imminent triumph. Most impatient of all is Victoria's wicked uncle Cumberland, who views Melbourne's pending defeat as a chance to prey on Victoria's vulnerability and establish a co-regency with the Duchess of Kent and Conroy. Victoria is devastated when Melbourne regretfully announces he is stepping down, and even more bewildered that she must ask a complete stranger, Sir Robert Peel, to form a government. Desperate, Victoria implores Melbourne to return as her Prime Minister and is stumped when he rejects her – Peel is the rightful candidate. Unable to accept this, Victoria concocts a plan that humiliates Peel, leaving him no choice but to refuse to form government. (Independent Television)
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The second episode didn't quite keep up the pace set by the first, and I found myself a tad disappointed that the political intrigues took a backseat to the intrigues of the household servants. Still, Rufus Sewell absolutely nailed it once again, though I have to admit, the other actors seemed to fade a bit in comparison to him.
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