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: 4,065
Press clippings
The Windsors put "on hold" by Channel 4 after King's cancer diagnosis
The Windsors has been put "on hold" Channel 4 has confirmed to British Comedy Guide, with sensitivities around senior Royals' health reportedly mooted as the reason.
British Comedy Guide, 19th April 2024The Windsors review
Every royal's fair game in this affectionate Coronation satire.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 1st May 2023The Windsors review
In contrast to Frankie Boyle's no-punches-pulled Farewell To The Monarchy, which followed on Channel 4 last night, The Windsors Coronation Special offers a comparatively affectionate mockery of the characters within the Royal Family.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st May 2023Ellie White on playing Princess Beatrice
The comedian talks to Isobel Lewis about palace gossip, the worrying future of the Edinburgh Fringe and nervous burping.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 30th April 2023The Windsors is the most painfully accurate depiction of the royals on TV
Forget The Crown - this uncanny veracity of this wild satire rings out like the dinner gong at Balmoral.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 30th April 2023Harry Enfield on his King Charles TV portrayal: 'We both have sausagey fingers'
The comedian stars as the monarch in a Coronation special of The Windsors - but parody is not without empathy, he says.
Vanessa Thorpe, The Guardian, 30th April 2023The Windsors review
Exceptionally witty, uproarious send-up of the royals.
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 30th April 2023The Windsors review
A gloriously silly send-up of Charles and co.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 30th April 2023The Windsors' co-creator talks King Charles Coronation Special
Bert Tyler-Moore admits the show takes inspiration from The Crown as much as from the real-life royals.
K.J. Yossman, Variety, 25th April 2023Haydn Gwynne: 'Any time I'm in the same room as Camilla, I'm bundled off'
The actress - who plays the Queen in Channel 4's satirical sitcom - talks about the Coronation Special and poking fun at the Royals.
Judith Woods, The Telegraph, 25th April 2023