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5 BAFTA noms, and well deserved. Absolutely stunning series.

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season 2 teaser

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No takers? This show is stunning, and these two are so good together.

This has nothing to do with the show, but about drinking tea. It;s just a bit of cute fun while I wait for December

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They look like they're having a lot of fun working together these two :). Weirdly, Claire Foy's laugh towards the end is like Smith's :p.

I haven't thought this before but Foy really reminds me of Helena Bonham Carter – especially in my favourite of her roles, opposite Rik Mayall in the one-off Dancing Queen.

I smiled when I saw Smith blonded and bearded up as Philip, and even more so to see him aboard ship. All I could think was Patrick Troughton saying "It's jolly nice having your own boat" in reference to commanding a motor gun boat during WWII. Smith was very influenced by Troughton when he was playing the Doctor and I think Troughton would have been impressed with him too.

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The chemistry between these two is fantastic, isnt it.

It really is – and that's just me looking at them talking about tea :p. They look very easy in each other's company; they're in good company as well. I think Smith's a brilliant actor and I saw Foy in a very short bit of Wolf Hall but it was enough for me to register how good she was.

I didnt want to watch this because I've never been a fan of the family, but two of my brothers kept hounding me so I thought I'd watch the pilot to see why it;s the most expensive show ever made. Hooley dooley. I was hooked. And strangely enough, it totally changed my opinion of them. They're real people. I could not believe it. Very likable characters. I wonder if Liz and Fog watch it.

It wouldn't surprise me. And Philip will have a lot more time on his hands now :).

It was funny when Matt Smith said he was introduced to Prince William at some event and the person told William he'd be playing his grandfather. William apparently said "Legend" and shook his hand.

Prince Charles is my favourite :). It'd be nice if he keeps the name when he becomes King but he'll probably be George VII. Charles III would be nice though because I know he's fond of George III.

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Diana's sons are lovely.

I dont think Chuck will ever be King. Liz said he never would, and too many people still hate Camilla. I say Bill for King. That's a lovely, people friendly couple.

Well the chances are that he wouldn't be King for a really long time but that's the mystique. It is incredible to think that without the abdication everything would be so different. I imagine we'd still have had Elizabeth but not for such a mammoth reign.

We've recently been impressed with the King and Queen of Spain. I like the Norwegian royal family as well.

I've been watching this over the last couple of weeks.

Man, i hate Edward VIII. Is this a thing in England? Any British posters here to confirm a national antipathy?

Isnt it beautiful. I particularly like when they're in kenya because I met the ex british district commander from back in the day and was invited to his 'cottage' in the bush (Huge bloody mansion), and he showed me photos of when he escorted Liz and Marg when they were there (when they're father died). He said Liz was very pleasant and proper, and Marg was a live wire sex bomb. Lol. Bless him. His wife was not too happy.

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I'm just waiting for her dragons to show up.

He's quite a dark figure to me, mainly because of the taint of alleged collaboration, but whether that has any real validity is open to debate.

Of course we always see him cast as the villain in films, often being very unkind to Albert (George VI), mocking his stutter etc. Guy Pearce in The King's Speech is probably the most horrible screen version.

She's not Welsh you know ;).

Well the show does have a very smokey appearance.

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Seriously, I had double check to see if they weren't the same actress.

pearce was great in that role but OMG, pretty loathsome character, and his mistress sure had him by the balls.

Claire and Emilia? Emilia is actually a brunette.

Could just be me but...