"the Crown" Wolferton - Splash(2016)

By focusing on the King's mortality, the show creates immediate empathy for a family usually seen as distant and untouchable.

King George VI did have a lung removed in a makeshift operating room at Buckingham Palace in 1951. The Malta Years "The Crown" Wolferton Splash(2016)

The couple lived at Villa Guardamangia in Malta, which Elizabeth often described as the only "normal" time in her life. Philip’s Attitude By focusing on the King's mortality, the show

" Wolferton Splash " is the series premiere of the Netflix drama , released on November 4, 2016. It sets the stage for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II by focusing on the final years of King George VI and the marriage of Princess Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten. Episode Overview Director: Stephen Daldry Writer: Peter Morgan Primary Timeline: 1947–1951 Philip’s Attitude " Wolferton Splash " is the

With a reported budget of £100 million for the season, the production design and cinematography (especially the Malta and Sandringham sequences) are cinematic in scale.

The emotional heart of the episode. Harris depicts a man burdened by a crown he never wanted and a body that is failing him.