The Lost Prince is an acclaimed British television drama about the life of Prince John – youngest child of Britain's King George V and Queen Mary – who died at the age of 13 in 1919. John suffered from epileptic seizures and an autism-like developmental disorder, and the Royal Family tried to shelter him from public view as much as possible; rather than presenting the Royal Family as unsympathetic to the Prince, the film instead shows how much this cost them emotionally (particularly John's mother, Queen Mary). Poliakoff explores the story of John, his relationship with his family, John's brother, Prince George, the political events going on at the time (like the fall of the House of Romanov in 1917) and the love and devotion shown to him by his nanny, Charlotte Bill (known as Lalla), played by Gina McKee.
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The Lost Prince Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Bill Nighy
He was 56, now 74 years old
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as Stamfordham |
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Gina McKee
She was 41, now 60 years old
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as Charlotte Bill |
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Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė
She was 42, now 61 years old
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as Tsarina Alexandra |
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David Westhead
He was 42, now 61 years old
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as Fred |
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Michael Gambon
He was 65, now 84 years old
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as Edward VII |
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Frank Finlay
He was 79, 89 years old when he died
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as Asquith |
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Bibi Andersson
She was 70, 83 years old when she died
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as Queen Alexandra |
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Mary Nighy
She was 21, now 40 years old
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as Young Mary |
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Miranda Richardson
She was 47, now 66 years old
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as Queen Mary |
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John Sessions
He was 52, now 71 years old
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as Mr. Hansell |
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Graham Crowden
He was 83, 87 years old when he died
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as Callender |
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Jonathan Coy
He was 52, now 71 years old
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as Dr. Hetherington |
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Tom Hollander
He was 38, now 57 years old
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as George V |
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Ron Cook
He was 57, now 76 years old
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as Lloyd George |
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Paul Brennen
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as Orderly |
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Rollo Weeks
He was 18, now 37 years old
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as Prince George (older) |
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Matthew James Thomas
He was 17, now 36 years old
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as Prince John (older) |
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Brock Everitt-Elwick
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as Young Prince George |
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James Cook
He was 277, 50 years old when he died
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as Henry |
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David Barrass
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as Kaiser Wilhelm |
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Daniel Williams
|
as Prince John (younger) |
The Lost Prince Crew
