The Windsors
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2016 - 2023
- 21 episodes (3 series)
Comedy soap opera based upon the lives of the Royal Family. Stars Harry Enfield, Haydn Gwynne, Hugh Skinner, Louise Ford, Morgana Robinson and more.
- Due to return for Series 4
Streaming rank this week: 3,750
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3
Further details
When a stranger claims that Prince Charles is his father, Charles questions who will be second in line to the throne after him. Wills and Kate shun their royal life and move to her dream semi in Rickmansworth. A pregnant Camilla, however, has other ideas...
Meanwhile, Beatrice and Eugenie do the parent trap to try to get Fergie and Andrew back together again, but an international PR crisis looks set to end any hope of reconciliation.
Pippa is seriously miffed when Prince Harry looks set to marry the Australian Prime Minister's daughter - can Harry save the Commonwealth? Will best man Prince Edward remember the rings? Or will the funny feeling in Harry's tummy turn out to be more than IBS?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 13th May 2016
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Harry Enfield | Charles |
| Haydn Gwynne | Camilla |
| Hugh Skinner | Wills |
| Louise Ford | Kate |
| Morgana Robinson | Pippa |
| Ellie White | Beatrice |
| Celeste Dring | Eugenie |
| Katy Wix | Fergie |
| Matthew Cottle | Edward |
| Tim Wallers | Andrew |
| Richard Goulding | Harry |
| Tony Jayawardena | Sandy |
| Gordon Kennedy | Alec |
| Ian Conningham | Pub Landlord |
| Samuel Halpin | Australian Dignitary |
| Michael Howe | Edward VII |
| Susy Kane | Woman |
| Tom Knight | Registrar |
| Phillip Law | Malcolm Turnbull (Australian PM) |
| John MacMillan | Richard (Love child) |
| Thaila Zucchi | Ashleigh (Harry's fiancé) |
| Bert Tyler-Moore | Writer |
| George Jeffrie | Writer |
| Matt Denison | Script Editor |
| Adam Miller | Director |
| Izzy Mant | Producer |
| Robert Wulff-Cochrane | Executive Producer |
| Camilla Campbell | Executive Producer |
| Mark Williams | Editor |
| Mo Holden | Production Designer |
| Ben Wheeler | Director of Photography |
| Ian Masterson | Composer |
Press
The continuing appeal of the real-life royals probably now relies on a national weakness for kitsch celebrity trivia. Accordingly, the tone of this comedy is snarky but basically affectionate. Tellingly, there's no sign of the Queen - the tacit assumption is perhaps that, shorn of her starchy gravitas, the essential silliness of the rest of the family is ripe for lampooning. Tonight, Harry faces an arranged marriage, and the fruits of Charles's wild years cause succession problems.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 13th May 2016