Bertie and Elizabeth

The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Drama,

History,

Romance

Duration:

108 minutes

Year:

2002

Director:

Giles Foster

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Company:

Whitehall Films,

Carlton Television,

GBH

Cast:

King George VI, aka 'Bertie'

King George V

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Mary

Princess Mary

Crew:

Director

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Producer