7.9/105,253 votes#1 - Olding
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/17/2019
The royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill. The United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy.
Director: Benjamin Caron
Writer: Peter Morgan
8.4/104,991 votes#2 - Margaretology
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2019
While Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visit the USA, the queen, at the bidding of Harold Wilson, asks them to make a side trip to Washington, D.C. to ask President Johnson for financial assistance for the United Kingdom.
Director: Benjamin Caron
Writer: Peter Morgan
9.3/107,508 votes#3 - Aberfan
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/2019
A horrible disaster in the Welsh town of Aberfan leaves scores of children dead, but when the Queen takes a week to decide to visit the town to offer solace to its people, she must confront her reasons for postponing the trip.
Director: Benjamin Caron
Writer: Peter Morgan
8.6/105,218 votes#4 - Bubbikins
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2019
Left without a home by a political coup in Athens, Philip's eccentric mother, Princess Alice of Greece, is invited to live in Buckingham Palace by the Queen.
Director: Benjamin Caron
Writer: Peter Morgan
8.0/104,511 votes#5 - Coup
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2019
While the Queen travels abroad to learn about horse training, unhappiness among the British elite with the devaluation of the pound involves Lord Mountbatten in a plan to oust Harold Wilson.
Director: Christian Schwochow
Writer: Peter Morgan
9.1/106,230 votes#6 - Tywysog Cymru
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2019
Prince Charles is sent to Aberystwyth to learn Welsh from an ardent nationalist in preparation for the ceremony for his investiture as Prince of Wales.
Director: Christian Schwochow
Writer: James Graham, Peter Morgan
8.1/105,152 votes#7 - Moondust
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2019
The 1969 moon landing occasions a mid-life crisis in Prince Philip, who thinks of the adventures he has missed as the Queen's consort.
Director: Jessica Hobbs
Writer: Peter Morgan
8.2/104,226 votes#8 - Dangling Man
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2019
Charles visits the exiled Duke of Windsor in his Paris chateau, only to find him very ill. But will the Queen make peace with her uncle before he dies?
Director: Sam Donovan
Writer: Peter Morgan, David Hancock
8.0/103,891 votes#9 - Imbroglio
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2019
While Princess Anne dates her elder brother's polo rival Andrew Parker Bowles, Prince Charles falls deeply in love with Camilla Shand causing the Queen Mother and Lord Mountbatten to interfere.
Director: Sam Donovan
Writer: Peter Morgan
8.2/104,094 votes#10 - Cri de Coeur
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/2019
As her marriage falls apart, Princess Margaret finds solace in the arms of a much younger landscape gardener. The Queen and the nation celebrate Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee.
Director: Jessica Hobbs
Writer: Peter Morgan
The Best Episodes of The Crown Season 3
Every episode of The Crown Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Crown Season 3!
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny.
The Crown tells the inside...
Genre:Drama
Network:Netflix
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Olding" is the best rated episode of "The Crown" season 3. It scored 7.9/10 based on 5253 votes. Directed by Benjamin Caron and written by Peter Morgan, it aired on 11/17/2019. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Margaretology".