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Jonathan Pryce was more than ready to portray Prince Philip when the call came five years ago for him to embody Queen Elizabeth's consort in the Netflix drama hit The Crown. "He's someone I've lived with all my life," he says. From a distance, of course. Related…

Jim Carter, who famously played Carson the master butler on Downton Abbey, clearly was taken by the leading artist giving a terrifically moving performance as Dolly Gallagher Levi upon the London Palladium stage. "That's my wife," he declared during the interval. Indeed it was. Imelda Staunton was…

EXCLUSIVE: Imelda Staunton, swathed in glamorous red taffeta, descends a staircase on the London Palladium stage to lead a line of eager waiters in a chorus of "one of our favorite songs from way back when" from Hello, Dolly! "Let's reset," a production assistant's voice suddenly booms over the pubic…

The Crown star Imelda Staunton has joined the list of the UK's celebrated acting dames, after being given the title in the King's Birthday Honors list. Staunton, whose six-decade career includes her role of Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films and the title role in the movie Vera Drake, will…

Downton Abbey is getting a “final” chapter, according to Imelda Staunton. The actress, who played Queen Mary’s lady-in-waiting Lady Maud Bagshaw in the first two films, has confirmed reports that a third movie is in the works. Asked about Downton Abbey rumors by BBC Radio 2 breakfast show host…

The BAFTA TV Awards nominations are out for 2024, and while Netflix is winning headlines after strong showings for The Crown and Black Mirror, there were some snubs and surprises. Black Mirror is perhaps among the eyebrow-raisers after Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology series received mixed…

EXCLUSIVE: The Crown’s finale dropped on Thursday and featured a surprise coming together of the three incarnations of Queen Elizabeth II. Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy gathered for a stirring penultimate scene in which they united under the arches of St George’s Chapel, where the…

Spoiler Alert: This news story features details from Season 6 of The Crown The Crown’s stirring finale has landed on Netflix — and there is a surprise for fans of the series. Olivia Colman and Claire Foy have reprised the role of Queen Elizabeth II to flank Imelda Staunton in some of the Netflix…

EXCLUSIVE: A persuasive argument can be made for The Crown being the jewel in British television's very own crown, but it was so very nearly an uncut gem. A decade ago, this 60-hour showpiece was perilously close to being an idea filed under: nearly, but not quite. A passion project that lives in the…

EXCLUSIVE: Tony- and Olivier Award-winning actor Bertie Carvel, who portrays Tony Blair opposite Imelda Staunton's Queen Elizabeth II in the final season of The Crown, remembers meeting the the real Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace "and nearly head-butting" her "in my attempt to try not to be too…

The Crown made Golden Globes history this morning on a good day for stars from across the pond. Netflix’s royal saga became the first show to have been nominated for Best Television Series – Drama for each of its seasons, with the latest nom seeing it come up against the likes of 1923, The Last of Us…

The cast of The Crown strolled the red carpet this evening, as the glitzy final premiere of the nearly-ended royal saga came to London’s Royal Festival Hall. Stars from all seasons of one of Netflix’s biggest shows of all time, which has been airing for seven years, were present at the much-hyped…