Cute is the adjective here. Because I hardly believe that the real Victoria was as cute as J. Coleman. This little birdie of nearly 5 ft. is a real delight (at least they got the height right). The only thing that kinda bugs me is that they just couldn't fix the eyes. The contacts made her eyes look like from another world or dimension. Other than that, superb and actually interesting series handling some history from the era. Some with accuracy, some less accurate. Sewell is one of my favorites. I'm used to him playing the bad guy or some kind of dark character who turns out the be the hero (Dark City), but in this he's superb as the helpful Lord Melbourne.
If one can look past the incest within the royal families from the era as a tool to keep the power within the circle and avoid conflict, than this series is quite entertaining. The supporting cast may be lesser known, but everyone's doing their part.
I like the 'Germans' in this. Predominantly because I live in Austria, near Germany, and it's always interesting hearing Brits speak German. I have to say 'Well done.', for the most part (with the exception of the right pronunciation). Sometimes it bugs me. This time it didn't. The mother (or the manager of the household) is a German actress.
I'm not going into detail (costumes, make-up, setting etc.) because with series like this one that stuff's mostly very well done. Overall very entertaining and I like that there are only 8 episodes. 7.5/10
If one can look past the incest within the royal families from the era as a tool to keep the power within the circle and avoid conflict, than this series is quite entertaining. The supporting cast may be lesser known, but everyone's doing their part.
I like the 'Germans' in this. Predominantly because I live in Austria, near Germany, and it's always interesting hearing Brits speak German. I have to say 'Well done.', for the most part (with the exception of the right pronunciation). Sometimes it bugs me. This time it didn't. The mother (or the manager of the household) is a German actress.
I'm not going into detail (costumes, make-up, setting etc.) because with series like this one that stuff's mostly very well done. Overall very entertaining and I like that there are only 8 episodes. 7.5/10