Lavish two-part dramatisation of the passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's marriage.
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Victoria Hamilton
Queen Victoria
Jonathan Firth
Prince Albert
Nigel Hawthorne
Viscount Melbourne
Diana Rigg
Baroness Lehzen
James Callis
Billy Hicks
Prince Affie
Peter Ustinov
William IV
Kevin Hudson
Mr. Clark
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