Imelda StauntonThe Crown - Season 05 [DVD]

...Terrific writing, acting, and production, from beginning to end.

I didn't watch the show. Don't care about the show, but she told me she's excited for season 6, so I guess it was a good buy.

In the 5th series of The Crown we are once again treated to an excellent dramatization of a period during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Covering the years roughly from 1991 to mid 1997, Season 5 is inevitably primarily focused on the marital breakup and final divorce of the then Prince and Princess of Wales. There are some other tangential stories dealing with relations between the Queen and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Margaret, and the rest of the Queen's children, but Charles and Diana are the main story. It makes for a sadder overall series than the earlier ones, though to be fair there are some cheerier moments, like the scenes showing the teenaged Prince William teaching his grandmother how to use her new satellite television. The Queen's role in governance is not neglected either, her Prime Ministers John Major and (in the final episode) Tony Blair getting good dramatic coverage.For the 5th season the cast members have all been changed once again. Over all, I don't think the new caste members are as good as those in Seasons 1 through 4. Neither Imelda Staunton as Elizabeth II nor Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip are as believable as their counterparts in the earlier series. The one exception to this is Elizabeth Debicki, who does an extraordinary job as Diana.The 5th season ends in the summer of 1997 with the Wales divorce finalized. It will be interesting, albeit heart wrenching, to see how many episodes the 6th season takes to depict Diana's final days and her death and funeral.

I’m playing catch-up to the World on viewing The Crown. As an Anglophile, I recall some of the history…but much of it is a huge reveal. A delight! I would buy it again …in a snap. I don’t own Season Six yet!

‘The Crown’ series has been absolutely excellent and this installment for season 5 is no exception. Most of the casting is spot-on, with the exception of HRH Diana. Diana was quite thin at times of stress, particularly when the bulemia was out of control, but eventually she looked healthy and fit. The actress who portrays her here is practically emaciated and so painfully thin the audience will be tempted to buy her a Happy Meal. Although we’ve heard the Royal Family detests this show, most of the events shown are ‘old news’ and the public has watched them play out for decades. Perhaps the dialogue is imaginary but it doesn’t seem disrespectful, at least to this viewer. Season 6 is to cover 1997-late 2000’s, and we can look forward to that final season’s dvd in late 2024 with pleasure and sadness together.

It took a while to get here but everything was in good condition so life is good. Thanks.

As usual I enjoyed the movie.

I binge watched this season as soon as it arrived. I greatly enjoyed the new Di & Charles actors, who are less screechy-voiced than the last set. But the new Queen actress is made rather pig-eyed and her make-up look, might have better worked in one of those killer-thriller movies. The story lines per episode are all fascinating and took me back to those events, as they were hitting the news. I wondered if they used real footage for some of the burning castle scenes? I really enjoyed the season, excepting a rather scary looking Queen, ha!

Good to see another instalment of this exciting TV series.

sono stata curiosa di vedere come è sta affrontata una storia conosciuta attraverso la cronaca

Love this series, i fact l have been collecting them all.

Good follow on dyd

not as good as previous episodes