Number: 116

Storyline:
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.

Cast:

Nigel Hawthorne

Helen Mirren

Ian Holm

Rupert Graves

Amanda Donohoe

Rupert Everett

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Julian Wadham

Jim Carter

Geoffrey Palmer

Medium: Original DVD,

Comments: The Guardian Freebie

Location: Library

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1