A meditation on power and the metaphor of the body of state, based on the real episode of dementia experienced by George III [now suspected a victim of porphyria, a blood disorder]. As he loses his senses, he becomes both more alive and more politically marginalized; neither effect desirable to his lieutenants, who jimmy the rules to avoid a challenge to regal authority, raising the question of who is really in charge.

Starring:

Adrian Scarborough, Alan Bennett, Amanda Donohoe, Anthony Calf, Barry Stanton, Caroline Harker, Celestine Randall, Cyril Shaps, David Leon, Dermot Keaney, Geoffrey Palmer, Helen Mirren, Iain Mitchell, Ian Holm, James Peck, Janine Duvitski, Jeremy Child, Jim Carter, John Wood, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Julian Wadham, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Michael Grandage, Nich

Genre:

Biography, Comedy, Drama, History