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: 3,500
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Series 3, Episode 1
Further details
With the country divided, the government have asked the Royals to cheer up Britain. Wills, Kate, Harry and Meghan are excited to bring the British people together; meanwhile, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Edward and Prince Andrew, are striking from all royal duties in protest of the minimal rise to the Sovereign Grant. Confident that this will only make The Fab Four even more popular, Camilla plots to cause a rift between them.
Beatrice has set up a new drinks brand called 'GinVoddieRum' and wants Eugenie to be her business partner.
The older royals are disheartened when nobody seems to notice that they're striking, so Charles tries to persuade Wills to join forces; Wills is torn and is given advice by a portrait of Queen Victoria.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 25th February 2020
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Harry Enfield | Charles |
| Haydn Gwynne | Camilla |
| Hugh Skinner | Wills |
| Louise Ford | Kate |
| Ellie White | Beatrice |
| Celeste Dring | Eugenie |
| Kathryn Drysdale | Meghan Markle |
| Tom Durant-Pritchard | Harry |
| Matthew Cottle | Edward |
| Tim Wallers | Andrew |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Princess Anne |
| Tom Stourton | Jack Brooksbank |
| Miriam Margolyes | Queen Victoria |
| Abraham Buckoke (as Abe Buckoke) | Hipster on TV |
| Mark Flitton | Attacker on TV |
| Ali Zaidi | Car Factory Worker |
| Bert Tyler-Moore | Writer |
| George Jeffrie | Writer |
| Emily Priestnall | Script Editor |
| Amanda Blue | Director |
| Paul Schlesinger | Producer |
| Robert Wulff-Cochrane | Executive Producer |
| Camilla Campbell | Executive Producer |
| George Jeffrie | Executive Producer |
| Bert Tyler-Moore | Executive Producer |
| David Higginson | Line Producer |
| Mark Williams | Editor |
| Mo Holden | Production Designer |
| Nadira Seecoomar | Casting Director |
| June Nevin | Costume Designer |
| Daniel Trapp | Director of Photography |
| Lulu Hall | Make-up Designer |
| Ian Masterson | Composer |
| Sam Morley | Graphics |
| Claire Grossmith | 1st Assistant Director |
Press
TV review: The Windsors, series three, episode one
The main reason it works is that it's not afraid to tear in to all of the characters and mock them relentlessly, William and Kate perhaps get the easiest ride but the others are portrayed as either fucking idiots, downright evil (in the case of Camilla, at least), or conniving scumbags (Andrew, then).
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 26th February 2020The royal satire is back for a third season, and the truth seems to be increasingly merging with fiction. Prince Charles (Harry Enfield) proposes a strike in protest at the meagre rise in the sovereign grant, while Harry and Meghan propose a move to North America to escape the tabloids. A laugh-heavy response to The Crown.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 25th February 2020