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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 5269 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".

  • Olding
    7.9/105,269 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

  • Margaretology
    8.4/105,004 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

  • Aberfan
    9.3/107,530 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

  • Bubbikins
    8.6/105,235 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

  • Coup
    8.0/104,521 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

  • Tywysog Cymru
    9.1/106,245 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

  • Moondust
    8.1/105,165 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

  • Dangling Man
    8.1/104,235 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

  • Imbroglio
    8.0/103,902 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

  • Cri de Coeur
    8.2/104,105 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