Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
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Documentary telling the inside story of the plans by Louis Mountbatten to maneuver his nephew and heir to the Greek throne, Philip, into marrying the future queen Princess Elizabeth and the tensions that that unleashed.
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9 people
Tamsin Greig
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Black Books
The Diary of Anne Frank
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Self (archive footage)
Also in
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Richard Sanders
Denys Blakeway
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
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Louis Mountbatten
Self (archive footage)
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Tom Watkinson
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self (archive footage)
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Queen Mary
Self (archive footage)
Richard Sanders Director
United States release April 16, 2016 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Blakeway Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 30, 2015
United States · April 16, 2016
TV · Channel 4
Japan
April 6, 2016
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