I’m not so sure that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. That’s what people say when someone is ugly. If it were 100 % true we would never had had Super Stars like Robert Mitchum, Robert Redford, Clark Gable, George Clooney, Brad Pitt. Screen charisma & looks are judged by the majority. I have found anyone apart from you that thinks that man good looking OR charismatic!

I agree, Piepie. It IS interesting to see Matt step into this role. The characters are very different. Like you, I thought both he and Claire are amazing in the roles, and the history is fascinating. Glad you enjoyed it as well! It’s one I recommend too. 🙂

Glad you enjoyed this one! I thought the series was fabulous, and seemed like it was a thorough, interesting look at Elizabeth’s early reign. 🙂

Prince Philip had lovely, natural, unruly blond hair as a teenager, just like Matt Smith’s (which is all his own, I assure you.) By the time he married Elizabeth, he had begun to smarm it down with pomade which made it look flat and thin. I notice that,towards the end of this series, MS was beginning to do the same. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I think he is an excellent casting choice. He has a huge number of fans who find him very attractive. The important thing is: he has great chemistry with Foy and there is both a romantic and a sexual tension between them. I think he manages to capture a feeling of Prince Philip and, moreover, he has a great bum! Wonderful series. I binge-watched this and revelled in the fact that it wasn’t just QE2’s history but my history too. It was lovely to relive all the memories. Thank you for the review, Rissi!

What’s up with his hair ? Is he bald? Prince Phillip always was sophisticated ,totally natural ,hair and lots of it. That man is wearing false hair. I’m English and he’s just not anything like Prince Phillip. I’ve also been to Garden parties at Buckingham Placa and met him in person,, when I was a teenager, so , terribly sorry. doctors are doctors and Princes are Princes!

It’s never fun when a series doesn’t live up to expectations, something I’ve experienced a few times. :/ Thanks for sharing your thoughts about this one, Geraldine.

I discovered Matt Smith as the Doctor, Amber, and will confess, I loved him in that! 🙂 Also, he’s hilarious in the recent Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

You’re certainly free to have your opinion but I rather like Matt Smith and don’t find him as hideous as you say. He played the Doctor in Doctor Who and many women are fans of him. Also, it’s mostly a British production that teamed up with Netflix. The creator is the British writer, Peter Morgan. And the show was cast by British casting directors, Robert Sterne and Nina Gold. But not every series is for everyone.