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The Lost Prince is an acclaimed British television drama about the life of Prince John – youngest child of Britain's King George V and Queen Mary – who died at the age of 13 in 1919. John suffered from epileptic seizures and an autism-like developmental disorder, and the Royal Family tried to shelter him from public view as much as possible; rather than presenting the Royal Family as unsympathetic to the Prince, the film instead shows how much this cost them emotionally (particularly John's mother, Queen Mary). Poliakoff explores the story of John, his relationship with his family, John's brother, Prince George, the political events going on at the time (like the fall of the House of Romanov in 1917) and the love and devotion shown to him by his nanny, Charlotte Bill (known as Lalla), played by Gina McKee.

Genres: Drama

Starring: Daniel Williams, Matthew James Thomas, Brock Everitt-Elwick

Released: December 18, 2005

Runtime: 180.0

Popularity Rating: 1.072

BBC

United Kingdom

Prince John (younger) Daniel Williams
Prince John (older) Matthew James Thomas
Young Prince George Brock Everitt-Elwick
Prince George (older) Rollo Weeks
George V Tom Hollander
Charlotte Bill Gina McKee
Queen Mary Miranda Richardson
Stamfordham Bill Nighy
Edward VII Michael Gambon
Queen Alexandra Bibi Andersson
Lloyd George Ron Cook
Asquith Frank Finlay
Mr. Hansell John Sessions
Fred David Westhead
Kaiser Wilhelm David Barrass
Orderly Paul Brennen
Henry James Cook
Dr. Hetherington Jonathan Coy
Callender Graham Crowden
Tsarina Alexandra Ingeborga Dapkunaite
Young Mary Mary Nighy

Directing — Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Writing — Writer: Stephen Poliakoff