The Crown series 4 review: Gillian Anderson isn’t mimicking Thatcher
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Peter Morgan’s The Crown returns to Netflix having more or less taken up the same place in our viewing habits as the real Elizabeth II has in the national psyche. These are, of course, Gillian Anderson’s Margaret Thatcher and Emma Corrin’s Princess Diana. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free A similar sniffiness characterises the depiction of Republican Australian prime minister Bob Hawke as an oik with a chip on his shoulder – and powerless in the face of Di’s dazzling charms as she and Charles pay a state visit. She takes her bows now and The Crown’s concluding two seasons will welcome Imelda Staunton as the older Queen, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip and Elizabeth Debicki as Diana.
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