William & Kate

William & Kate is the first of two unrelated American television films about the relationship between Prince William and Catherine "Kate" Middleton (now The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), directed by Mark Rosman and written by Nancey Silvers. The film was a ratings success, despite the negative reception from critics. The second film William & Catherine: A Royal Romance was produced by a different company and released in August 2011.

Produced by Lifetime, the filming of William & Kate took place mostly in Los Angeles, with some second unit location filming in the United Kingdom, and the release date was 18 April 2011.^[1][2] This came eleven days before the wedding of William and Catherine on 29 April 2011.^[3]

Kate Middleton is played by Camilla Luddington, a British-born actress, while the part of William is taken by Nico Evers-Swindell, a New Zealander.^[4]

Reception

The film has been criticised^[5][6] for its use of American actors, for some of its images, and for first unit filming taking place in the United States. The Daily Mail reviewed the film under the headline "We are a little amused: U.S. network airs first trailer of cheesy TV movie about Prince William and Kate Middleton".^[7][8]

Cast

• Camilla Luddington – Catherine Middleton
• Nico Evers-Swindell – Prince William
• Ben Cross – The Prince of Wales
• Serena Scott Thomas – Carole Middleton
• Calvin Goldspink – James Middleton
• Mary Elise Hayden – Pippa Middleton
• Richard Reid – Derek Rogers
• Trilby Glover – Margaret Hemmings-Wellington
• Victoria Tennant – Celia
• Justin Hanlon – Prince Harry
• Christopher Cousins – Michael Middleton
• Samantha Whittaker – Olivia Martin
• Jonathan Patrick Moore – Ian Musgrave
• Louise Linton – Vanessa Rose Bellows
• Theo Cross – Trevor
• Stephen Marsh – Professor Durham
• Charles Shaughnessy - Instructor

International airdates

References

The Guardian's Stephen Bates

External links

• William & Kate (TV 2011) at imdb.com