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The Queen's Sister

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Genre Drama
Running time 96 minutes
Written by Craig Warner
Directed by Simon Cellan Jones
Produced by Kath Mattock
Starring Lucy Cohu
Toby Stephens
David Threlfall
Music by John Altman
Country of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Original channel Channel 4
Release date(s) November 27, 2005 (UK)
IMDb profile

The Queen's Sister is a 2005 British television movie directed by Simon Cellan Jones. Craig Warner (born in Hollywood on April 25, 1964) is a Playwright and Scriptwriter who lives and works in Suffolk, Simon Cellan-Jones is a British Television director and Film director, who began his career as a production assistant in the mid-1980s working on series Lucy Cohu (born 1970 is a British Actress. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Toby Stephens (born 21 April, 1969) is an English stage, television and Film Actor, best known for playing supervillain David Threlfall (born 12 October 1953, Manchester) is an English Actor and director best known for his role as Frank The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began The year 2005 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2005. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Simon Cellan-Jones is a British Television director and Film director, who began his career as a production assistant in the mid-1980s working on series The teleplay by Craig Warner is a semi-fictionalized account of the life of Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, from 1952 until the mid-1970s. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Craig Warner (born in Hollywood on April 25, 1964) is a Playwright and Scriptwriter who lives and works in Suffolk, Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II It was produced by Touchpaper Television, part of the RDF Media Group, and was broadcast by Channel 4. RDF Media Group is a British television production company founded in 1993 by David Frank. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began It has been released on DVD by BBC Video. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

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Plot synopsis

The drama opens with the disclaimer "Some of the following is based on fact. And some isn't," and then proceeds to portray the princess as a self-absorbed, materialistic, alcoholic nymphomaniac with few admirable qualities. The Philosophy of materialism holds that the only thing that can be truly proven to exist is Matter, and is considered a form of Physicalism. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Hypersexuality is the desire to engage in Human sexual behavior at a level high enough to be considered clinically significant When Archbishop Fisher of the Church of England refuses her request to allow her and divorced war hero Peter Townsend, an equerry to her sister, to wed in a religious ceremony, and her brother-in-law and confidant Prince Philip advises her she will lose all her material possessions if they engage in a civil union, Margaret ends the relationship and plunges into a hedonistic lifestyle that frequently draws headlines in the press. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF ( November 22, 1914 – June 19 An equerry (ˈɛkwərɪ or /ɪˈkwɛrɪ/ originated from the French word "écurie" ( Stable) and related to the French word "écuyer" ( Squire Hedonism is the Philosophy that Pleasure is of ultimate importance, the most important pursuit She finds herself partnered with Tony Armstrong-Jones at a party that dissolves into an evening of sexual shenanigans, and she and the impoverished photographer begin to meet frequently for clandestine encounters in his dingy flat. Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon GCVO RDI (born 7 March 1930) is an English photographer and Emmy Award When their relationship is made public, the two wed in an elaborate ceremony that is admired by those who embrace the monarchy and criticized by politicians who are shocked at the amount of money spent on the occasion while their constituents are struggling to get by on meager wages. A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or

Lucy Cohu and Toby Stephens
Lucy Cohu and Toby Stephens

The turbulent marriage falls victim to Margaret's increased drinking and Tony's indiscreet womanizing. She treats him more like a subject than a spouse, and he eventually moves out. When she is caught in flagrante delicto with the pianist from a restaurant she frequents, she and Tony escape to their hideaway in Mustique and try to present a united front for the press, but their scheme backfires when they are criticized for their lavish lifestyle in the tropics. In flagrante delicto ( Latin: "in the blazing offence " or sometimes simply in flagrante ( Latin: "while blazing " Mustique is a small Private island in the West Indies on the edge of the Caribbean Sea.

To escape the limelight, Margaret invites herself to the country home of her friends Rachel and Curly Burke. There she meets Roddy Llewellyn, a considerably younger aspiring pop singer. Roderic Victor Llewellyn, born 9 October, 1947 in Crickhowell South Wales is a British landscape gardener gardening journalist author and television presenter Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Shortly after she learns Robin Douglas-Home, with whom she once had a highly-publicized affair, has committed suicide. Cecil Robin Douglas-Home ( 8 May 1932 &ndash 1968 was a Scottish Aristocrat, jazz pianist and author Roddy suggests she stay with him at his cottage, which he shares with a commune of friends, to avoid the press, but a diligent photographer manages to catch them in an embrace. A commune is an Intentional community of people living together sharing common interests Property, possessions Resources, work and Income Tony Armstrong-Jones then announces the couple will divorce.

Margaret's contunued drinking, experimentation with drugs, and deepening depression lead to her being hospitalized for several weeks for what is described as "exhaustion. " After her release, she returns to Roddy, who announces he is marrying one of his housemates. Margaret departs for Mustique, and in the film's final moments she is seen standing in the surf and pondering her future.

Principal cast

Critical reception

The show aired on BBC America on March 5, 2006. BBC America is an American Television network owned and operated by BBC Worldwide Americas, and available on both cable and satellite In his review in Variety, Brian Lowry called the film "engaging if somewhat tawdry" and "occasional fun" and added, "Lucy Cohu does deliver a regal, rollicking performance in the title role . Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman . . [She] makes it all worth watching, conveying the contradictions - she can be down to earth and snotty all at once - that surely helped render Margaret an object of fascination in her time. Yet even with its sumptuous production values as Margaret jet-sets her way across the globe, it's a lightweight confection, especially when held up against the BBC's tony track record with historical fare. In other words, some BBC America productions are really outstanding, and some of them aren't. " [1]

On the website DVD Talk, Paul Mavis observed, "At times funny and satirical, at other times raunchy and low down, The Queen's Sister is always fast-moving and involving . DVD Talk is a Website for DVD enthusiasts founded in January 1999 when DVDs and DVD players were first beginning to hit the market . . Propelling [it] along at breakneck speed is the lusty, vibrant performance by Lucy Cohu . . . [who] is really quite affecting. " [2]

Awards and nominations

In the 2006 British Academy Television Awards, the film was nominated for Best Single Drama, and nominations went to Lucy Cohu for Best Actress, Simon Cellan Jones for Best Director, and James Keast for Best Costume Design. The 2006 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday May 7 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences nominated Chou for Best Performance by an Actress, and the Royal Television Society named David Threlfall Best Actor for his performance in this and Shameless. The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences an organization of global broadcasters, with members from nearly 70 countries and over 400 companies The Royal Television Society (commonly known in the television industry as the RTS) is a British -based society for the discussion analysis and preservation of Shameless is a BAFTA award-winning British Comedy drama Television series set in the fictional Chatsworth Estate (the choice

References

  1. ^ Variety review
  2. ^ DVD Talk review

External links

The Queen's Sister at the Internet Movie Database

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