SUMMARY:
A special episode of the historical sketch show about Queen Victoria, starring Sarah Hadland. We meet young Vicky as she becomes queen aged only 18, marries her true love Albert and has to put up with the open sewers at the not-so-luxurious Buckingham Palace.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
Monday 27th July 2015
STARRING:
Sarah Hadland
Jalaal Hartley
Tom Stourton
Jessica Ransom
Adam Riches
Naz Osmanoglu
Jim Howick
Simon Farnaby
Bhavna Limbacha
Sanjeev Baskhar
WRITTEN BY:
Lucy Clarke
Dave Cohen
Justin Edwards
Greg Jenner
Benjamin Partridge
Howard Read
George Sawyer
Ben Ward
Daniel Maier
EDITORS: Adam Windmill, Will Peverett
PRODUCERS: Tom Miller, Joshua Grant, Kelly Li, Henri Ward
DIRECTORS: Simon Gibney, Ian Curtis
PUPPETEER: John Eccleston ANIMATION: Tim Searle, Studio 43
COMPOSER: Richie Webb HISTORICAL CONSULTANT: Greg Jenner
ADDITIONAL VOICES: Jon Culshaw
FULL DESCIPTION:
A special episode of the historical sketch show about Queen Victoria, starring Sarah Hadland. We meet young Vicky as she becomes queen aged only 18, marries her true love Albert and has to put up with the open sewers at the not-so-luxurious Buckingham Palace. Meanwhile, across the world, we catch up with Australian outlaw Ned Kelly and discover plans for the Great Hedge of India. Yes, hedge! With, of course, our host Rattus to guide the way!
SKETCHES:
Young Queen Victoria's speech
The young Queen’s speech unexpectedly turns into a temper tantrum
Then Magazine: Vicky's marriage to Albert
Queen Vicky’s marriage to Albert isn’t the most romantic love story, what with Vicky’s unfinished portrait and Albert fainting
Vicky’s Palace Secrets
Vicky shows us her palace and how pleasant it is too live there, with rats, cold draughts and thieving boys!
Queen Victoria's shocking art
Queen Vicky’s art collection proves more than Albert can handle with naked necks and knees on display!
Historical Clinic: Dr. Morgan
Dr. Morgan, a Victorian surgeon’s idea of sanitation is not so sanitary
SONG: Empress of India
She owns the biggest empire the world has ever seen, and although India has become part of that, Queen Victoria refuses to go to there, no matter how much Disraeli tries to convince her!
Historical Grand Designs: The Great Hedge of India
Breaking up India with a massive hedge sounds like an interesting plan, but reality isn’t that great
History’s Craziest Fools: Ned Kelly
The Australian outlaw was definetley crazy but also had some nifty ideas!
Women and bicycles
One hopeless man attempts to stop the women he often proposes marriage too from riding away on a bicycle with some odd ideas in his book about bicycles and women
Chatty Death: Queen Victoria
Queen Vicky talks about her record-breaking reign and her mournful later life
SONG: Empress of India
Bollywood parody
She owns the biggest empire the world has ever seen, and although India has become part of that, Queen Victoria refuses to go to there, no matter how much Disraeli tries to convince her!
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