Victoria & Albert
The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period in 19th Century England where Victoria comes to terms with the enormous duties that lay ahead of her, while also falling deeply in love with her beloved Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The marriage and birth of their nine children are featured, as is Albert's frustration by the inactivity he experienced in the early years of his role as Prince Consort.
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- Studio: A&E Television Networks, BBC Film, Own2feet Productions, Splendid Television
- keyword: biography, miniseries, 19th century, british monarchy
- cast: Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, James Callis, Diana Rigg, Patrick Malahide, Roger Hammond
