Netflix's award winning dramatisation of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II - telling the story of her ascension to the throne, her early challenges as Queen and follows her and her family through the joys and tragedies of her reign which have shaped the second half of the twentieth century and into the twenty first century. Starring Clare Foy as the Queen in her younger years and Olivia Colman during her middle age and Imelda Staunton as she gets older. Also starring Matt Smith, Tobias Menzies and Helena Bonham Carter. Winner of a host of Emmy and BAFTA Awards across its 5 seasons.
In series 2 Chloe Pirrie played Elaine Parker who, together with her husband, are great friends of of the Duke of Edinburgh, but cause a scandal by getting divorced. Also in series 2, Gemma Whelan played Patricia Campbell, the able assistant to outspoken journalist Lord Altrincham. Richard Harrington played Fred Phillips in the episode about the tragic Aberfan mining disaster in Season 3. Annabel Mullion played The Prince of Wales's divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton in Season 5.