Prince Regent (TV series)
| Prince Regent | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Period drama |
| Written by | Ian Curteis |
| Directed by |
Michael Simpson Michael Hayes |
| Starring |
Peter Egan Nigel Davenport Keith Barron |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Colin Tucker |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC1 |
| Original run | 4 September 1979 – 30 October 1979 |
Prince Regent is a British period television series made and transmitted by the BBC in 1979. It depicts the life of George IV from his youth, time as Prince Regent and his reign as King. It consists of eight episodes of 50 minutes.[1]
Cast
- Peter Egan ... George, Prince of Wales
- Nigel Davenport ... King George III
- Keith Barron ... Charles James Fox
- Frances White ... Queen Charlotte
- Susannah York ... Maria Fitzherbert
- Bosco Hogan ... Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
- David Horovitch ... Lt. Col. Lake
- Clive Merrison ... Richard Sheridan
- Katy Durham-Matthews ... Princess Mary
- Chrissy Iddon ... Mary Robinson
- Robert Hartley ... Lord Jersey
- Pat Nye ... Frau Schwellenberg
Awards
The series won the make-up award (Toni Chapman) at the 1979 BAFTA television awards, and was nominated in the design (Barry Newbury, Barrie Dobbins), costume design (Raymond Hughes) and television cameraman (Rodney Taylor) categories.[2]
References
- ↑ "Prince Regent". Film and TV Database. BFI. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ "Television Nominations 1979". BAFTA. Retrieved 9 November 2010.