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The Young Victoria
Why this pick
A richly mounted royal drama that shares Mrs Brown’s intimate interest in Victoria’s private life, balancing court ritual with a tender, character-led portrait of duty and devotion.
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MOVIE1997 1h 45m GBR
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Several screens of text giving background are shown before a bust is shown flying over a palace wall and shattering into pieces. The film shows the story of a bereaved Queen Victoria and her relationship with a Scotland servant, John Brown (servant), a trusted servant of her deceased husband, and the subsequent uproar it provoked. Brown had served Victoria's Prince Consort, Albert, Prince Consort; Victoria's Household thought Brown might help the Queen who remained in mourning since the Prince Consort's death in 1861.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Judi Dench
Queen Victoria
Billy Connolly
John Brown
Richard Pasco
Doctor Jenner
David Westhead
Prince of Wales (Bertie)
Georgie Glen
Lady Churchill
Finty Williams
Princess Helena
Oliver Ford Davies
Dean of Windsor
Hattie Ladbury
Princess Alice