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The Windsors. Image shows from L to R: Charles (Harry Enfield), Camilla (Haydn Gwynne). Copyright: Noho Film and TV
The Windsors

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
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 3,750

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Coronation Special

The Windsors are back and they're more deluded and dysfunctional than ever before! Plus one of them is being crowned King...

Further details

Charles's whole life has been building up to this moment and he wants the UK's first coronation in seventy years to be a spectacular affair with all the pomp and circumstance he deserves. As does his Queen Consort Camilla, who can't wait to drape herself in diamonds and fur. Sadly, the UK is in the middle of a cost of living crisis and Wills thinks the coronation should reflect these more straitened times.

As for Harry and Meghan, with their Netflix series and Harry's book behind them, they're finally free of Windsors' family issues to concentrate on their simple life in California. But can they really afford to miss Harry's father's coronation?

Meanwhile, Kate and her new best friend, Sophie Wessex, manage to offend Pippa Middleton with disastrous consequences. Beatrice and Eugenie worry they are no longer essential members of the royal family and have to find a way to prove they have something to bring to the coronation. But what can they do? And how do Charles's siblings, Anne and Edward, feel about their brother's special day?

Notes

This episode is dedicated "in loving memory of George Jeffrie, 1964 - 2020".

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 30th April 2023
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Harry Enfield Charles
Haydn Gwynne Camilla
Hugh Skinner Wills
Louise Ford Kate
Morgana Robinson Pippa
Ellie White Beatrice
Celeste Dring Eugenie
Kathryn Drysdale Meghan Markle
Matthew Cottle Edward
Vicki Pepperdine Princess Anne
Richard Goulding Harry
Guest cast
Tom Stourton Jack Brooksbank
Mateo Oxley Count Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
Anna Morris Sophie Wessex
Amit Shah Rishi Sunak
Peter Davison William IV
Jennifer Armour Head of Netflix
Wayne Cater Welsh Man
Rachel Denning Short English Woman
Richard Shelton Equerry
Lucy Vandi Black English Woman
Nigel Havers Self
Writing team
Bert Tyler-Moore Writer
Claire Downes Writer (Additional Material)
Ian Jarvis Writer (Additional Material)
Stuart Lane Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Adam Miller Director
Robert Wulff-Cochrane Executive Producer
Camilla Campbell Executive Producer
Bert Tyler-Moore Executive Producer
Matthew Gallagher Producer
Justin James Editor
Mo Holden Production Designer
Nadira Seecoomar Casting Director
June Nevin Costume Designer
Lulu Hall Make-up Designer
Ian Masterson Composer
Sarah Bartles-Smith Director of Photography
George Sopwith Graphics
Matthew Scrivener 1st Assistant Director

Video

Harry & Meghan take on William & Kate

With their Netflix series and Harry's book behind him and Meghan, they are finally free from the Windsors' family drama... but can they REALLY miss out on Charles' coronation?

Featuring: Kathryn Drysdale (Meghan Markle), Louise Ford (Kate), Richard Goulding (Harry) & Hugh Skinner (Wills).

Picture

The Windsors. Image shows left to right: Camilla (Haydn Gwynne), Charles (Harry Enfield)

Press

The Windsors review

Every royal's fair game in this affectionate Coronation satire.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 1st May 2023

The Windsors review

Exceptionally witty, uproarious send-up of the royals.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 30th April 2023

The Windsors review

A gloriously silly send-up of Charles and co.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 30th April 2023

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