History's most unlikely friendship.
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and character-led.
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- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Judi DenchQueen Victoria
- Ali FazalAbdul Karim
- Tim Pigott-SmithSir Henry Ponsonby
- Suzy Eddie IzzardBertie, Prince of Wales
- Adeel AkhtarMohammed
- Michael GambonLord Salisbury
- Paul HigginsDr. James Reid
- Olivia WilliamsBaroness Churchill
- Fenella WoolgarMiss Phipps
- Julian WadhamAlick Yorke
Crew
- Stephen FrearsDirector
- Lee HallScreenplay
- Danny CohenDirector of Photography
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Melanie OliverEditor
- Tim BevanProducer
- Eric FellnerProducer
- Beeban KidronProducer
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