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Mrs. Brown

Mrs Brown (1997)

Romantic, Drama, Historical, Biographical | UK, Ireland, United States

Director: John Madden

BBC1 Scotland | Saturday, 4 November 2023 | 22:00

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Saturday, 4 March 2023 22:15

Thursday, 24 November 2022 21:00

Saturday, 13 August 2022 22:00

Sunday, 15 May 2022 15:35

Streaming

01/12/2022

Rating: 7.2/10

User rating: 8/10
(11 votes)

SYNOPSIS

Dramatisation of one of history's most unusual love stories. Queen Victoria is grieving over her husband's death and finds herself unable to carry out public duties. John Brown is summoned from Balmoral to walk the Queen's pony in the hope that she will start to become herself again. The confident Highlander displays a distinct lack of respect for court protocol and quickly becomes the Queen's most trusted companion.

Actors

Writer: Jeremy Brock

Producer: Andrea Calderwood, Sarah Curtis

RUNTIME: 101 min

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