6.6/1031 votes#1 - Margaret
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/29/2009
When, after the sudden death of her father, the Queen (played by Emilia Fox) was catapulted on to the throne in 1952, she had no inkling that the greatest scandal she was about to face would come from within her own household.
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- 6.9/1017 votes
#2 - Us and Them
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/30/2009
Samantha Bond takes on the role of the Queen in this second episode. Britain came as close to becoming a republic in the early 1970s as it has ever done in modern times. The polls recorded the highest figures ever for those who were opposed to the monarchy. For the first time, the royal family was under pressure to be accountable to the people, in terms of how they lived their lives and spent their money.
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- 7.0/1021 votes
#3 - The Rivals
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/2009
This episode lifts the lid on the hidden conflict between the Queen (played by Susan Jameson) and her first female Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher (played by Lesley Manville).
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- 7.2/1017 votes
#4 - The Enemy Within
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2009
Barbara Flynn takes on the role of the Queen as her Annus Horribilis of 1992 turns the spotlight on her role as Head of the Royal Family and reveals how she coped with a catalogue of scandals involving her family, which until then had been perceived as a model for the nation.
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- 6.5/1013 votes
#5 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Camilla?
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2009
The final film shows the Queen (played by Diana Quick) confronting one last personal and constitutional challenge: Prince Charles' desire to marry Camilla Parker Bowles.
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The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points during her life. Broadcast on Channel 4 over five consecutive nights...
Genres:DocumentaryDrama
Network:Channel 4
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Margaret" is the best rated episode of "The Queen" season 1. It scored 6.6/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/29/2009. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Us and Them".