Prince Regent (TV series)

Prince Regent is a British period television series made and transmitted by the BBC in 1979. It depicts the life of George IV from his youth time as prince regent and his reign as King. It consists of eight episodes of 50 minutes.

The series stars Peter Egan as George IV throughout his youth, regency, and first year of his reign, with Nigel Davenport as King George III, and Susannah York as Maria Fitzherbert. It was primarily directed by Michael Simpson, with Michael Hayes directing the fourth episode, and primarily written by Robert Muller, as well as Nemone Lethbridge, Ian Curteis, and Reg Gadney in other episodes.

Cast

 * Peter Egan as George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV
 * Nigel Davenport as King George III
 * Keith Barron as Charles James Fox
 * Frances White as Queen Charlotte
 * Susannah York as Maria Fitzherbert
 * Dinah Stabb as Princess Caroline, later Queen Caroline
 * Bosco Hogan as Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
 * David Horovitch as Lt. Col. Lake
 * Clive Merrison as Richard Brinsley Sheridan
 * Barbara Shelley as Lady Isabella Hertford
 * Caroline Blakiston as Lady Frances Jersey
 * Cherie Lunghi as Princess Charlotte of Wales
 * Patsy Kensit as Young Charlotte
 * Rupert Frazer as Prince Leopold
 * David Collings as William Pitt the Younger
 * Murray Head as George Canning
 * David Pinner as Prince William, Duke of Clarence
 * Ralph Nossek as Dr Francis Willis
 * Katy Durham-Matthews as Princess Mary
 * Chrissy Iddon as Mary Robinson
 * Robert Hartley as Lord Jersey
 * Pat Nye as Frau Schwellenberg
 * André van Gyseghem as Lord Liverpool
 * Geoffrey Chater as Henry Addington
 * John Rowe as Henry Holland
 * Jo Kendall as Elizabeth Conyngham
 * Elizabeth Power as Lady Effingham

Awards
The series won the make-up award (Toni Chapman) at the 1979 BAFTA television awards, and was nominated in the design (Barry Newbury, Barrie Dobbins), costume design (Raymond Hughes) and television cameraman (Rodney Taylor) categories.

DVD release
Prince Regent is available on DVD in the UK through Simply Media.