Synopsis
Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.
Cast

Nigel Hawthorne
George III

Helen Mirren
Queen Charlotte

Ian Holm
Willis

Anthony Calf
Fitzroy

Amanda Donohoe
Lady Pembroke

Rupert Graves
Greville

Geoffrey Palmer
Warren

Julian Wadham
Pitt

John Wood
Thurlow

Rupert Everett
Prince of Wales

Jim Carter
Fox

Roger Hammond
Baker

Cyril Shaps
Pepys

Selina Cadell
Mrs Cordwell
Paul Corrigan
Braun
Matthew Lloyd Davies
Papandick

Caroline Harker
Mrs Fitzherbert

Julian Rhind-Tutt
Duke of York

Struan Rodger
Dundas

Adrian Scarborough
Fortnum

Barry Stanton
Sheridan

Peter Woodthorpe
Clergyman
Charlotte Curley
Amelia
Peter Bride-Kirk
Royal Child
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