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Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West play Princess Diana and Prince Charles in season 5 of The Crown

The Crown star Dominic West says it 'strikes a chord'

Dominic West has described calls for The Crown to feature a disclaimer before each episode as "quite flattering" and that the show "strikes a chord with people".

Television • 09 Nov 22

What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Wednesday

Factional royal drama The Crown resumes for a fifth season, Zara McDermott hosts dating show Love In The Flesh, FIFA Uncovered explores the less compelling side of The Beautiful Game, and Scottish comedy Two Doors Down returns . . .

Television • 09 Nov 22

Dominic West as the then Prince of Wales in The Crown

Dominic West hopes public give King Charles a chance

Dominic West has said he hopes the public give Charles the "benefit of the doubt" in the fifth season of The Crown.

Television • 08 Nov 22

Elizabeth Debicki says The Crown is clearly fictional

Elizabeth Debicki has said she feels like audiences know The Crown is "clearly fictional" as she responded to criticism of how certain storylines are depicted.

Television • 05 Nov 22

John Major and Tony Blair (pictured in Derry in June 2016) - Taking issue with scenes in the new series

Battle royal. Major and Blair slate Netflix's The Crown

Former British prime ministers John Major and Tony Blair have hit out at The Crown's depiction of them in the forthcoming series of the Netflix hit.

Television • 05 Nov 22

'I cannot do this': Debicki on Lady Diana role

Elizabeth Debicki has revealed she "would stand over the kitchen sink and say, 'I cannot do this"' after initially accepting the role of Diana, Princess of Wales in the upcoming series of The Crown.

Television • 02 Nov 22

Jonathan Pryce as Britain's Duke of Edinburgh in The Crown - "The vast majority of people know it's a drama"

The Crown star 'hugely disappointed' by criticism

Actor Jonathan Pryce has said he is "hugely disappointed" by the reaction of his "fellow artistes" to the upcoming fifth series of The Crown.

Television • 27 Oct 22

Judi Dench: "the closer the drama comes to our present times, the more freely it seems willing to blur the lines between historical accuracy and crude sensationalism"

Judi Dench criticises Crown as 'crude sensationalism'

Judi Dench has called for a disclaimer to be added to each episode of The Crown, saying the hit Netflix drama has begun to verge on "crude sensationalism".

Streaming • 20 Oct 22

Imelda Staunton and Jonathan Pryce as Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in season five of The Crown

Netflix defends The Crown as 'fictional dramatisation'

Netflix has defended The Crown as a "fictional dramatisation" amid criticism of its upcoming fifth series.

Streaming • 17 Oct 22

Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in season 5 of The Crown

The Crown series five launch date confirmed

The fifth series of Netflix's royal drama The Crown will launch on November 9.

Television • 25 Sep 22

Matt Smith says he 'heard the Queen watched" The Crown

The Queen used to watch episodes of The Crown via a projector on Sunday nights, actor Matt Smith has said

Streaming • 16 Sep 22

Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown

The Crown star pays tribute to 'incredible monarch'

The Crown actress Claire Foy has spoken of the honour of playing the British Queen on screen saying the late monarch was a "massive symbol of continuity and dignity and grace".

Streaming • 14 Sep 22

The Crown series one has entered Netflix global top 10

The first series of The Crown has entered the Netflix global top 10 for the week of 5 -11 September, it has been revealed.

Streaming • 13 Sep 22

Crown casts roles of the Duke and Duchess Of Cambridge

Netflix has reportedly cast the roles of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the upcoming sixth series of The Crown.

Television • 03 Sep 22

Diana Spencer and Martin Bashir in 'Queen Of Hearts' interview

The Crown to reflect Diana interview post-Panorama row

The fifth series of The Crown will reflect what is now known about the circumstances that led to the Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, and how she was treated, according to reports.

Television • 22 Jul 22

Alleged stalker 'sent Foy 1,000 emails in a month'

The Crown star Claire Foy was under "significant risk" from an alleged stalker who sent her over 1,000 emails in a month, a court in London has heard.

Television • 30 Jun 22

Valuable props stolen from the set of The Crown

Netflix has confirmed that valuable props used in its multi-award winning series The Crown have been stolen.

Television • 24 Feb 22

Jodie Comer departs new Napoleon drama

Killing Eve and The Last Duel star Jodie Comer has departed the role of Josephine in Ridley Scott's new Napoleon drama Kitbag and will be replaced by The Crown and Hobbs & Shaw actress Vanessa Kirby.

Movies • 05 Jan 22

Dominic West as Prince Charles in The Crown

Dominic West's son joins him in The Crown

The Crown has reportedly cast star Dominic West's teenage son as Prince William opposite his Prince Charles in the upcoming season of the royal drama.

Television • 18 Nov 21

Earl Spencer (pictured at Althorp House in March 2011) - "I don't watch The Crown so I just said: 'Thank you but no thank you'"

The Crown not allowed to film at Diana's former home

Britain's Earl Spencer, the brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, has said he rejected Netflix series The Crown's request to film at his family home of Althorp.

Television • 15 Nov 21

Claire Foy (pictured in Paris last month) - "I'm just prepared to apologise for who I am: 'I am so sorry - but you're lumped with me. This is the hand you've been dealt, let's try to make the best of it'"

Claire Foy refuses to sugarcoat realities of motherhood

Claire Foy has admitted she feels the pressure to be a "24-hours-a-day mother" and a "vehicle for entertainment, love and food".

Television • 02 Nov 21

Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor - New film The History of Sound is due to go into production next summer

Paul Mescal and The Crown star team up for love story

Normal People's Paul Mescal and The Crown star Josh O'Connor are to play the lead roles in the new film The History of Sound, billed as a "universal love story".

Movies • 29 Oct 21

The Crown to include Diana's Bashir interview

The fifth series of Netflix drama The Crown will dramatise the headline-making 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, according to reports.

Television • 27 Oct 21