Victoria Regina (1964)

Patricia Routledge gives a career-best performance as Queen Victoria in this 1964 series of plays based on the celebrated collection of dramas by playwright Laurence Housman. Self-willed, obstinate, imperious and passionate... a now-familiar description of one of history's longest-serving female monarchs – but Housman's satirical tribute marked a decisive break with the tradition of the uncritical historical portrait. A Broadway hit deemed too disrespectful for public performance in Britain until the late 1930s, Victoria Regina is a frank portrayal of an extraordinarily complex woman, tracing her development from royal teenager to inconsolable widow at the helm of a vast empire, with all her contradictions, prejudices and unconstitutional behavior.

Released Nov. 13, 1964 50 min Episode 50 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.queen, tmdb.monarchy, tmdb.based-on-play-or-musical, tmdb.british-monarchy, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series + 4 more, imdb.queen, imdb.queen-victoria, imdb.queen-of-england, imdb.based-on-play