Other actors joining the cast of The Crown for season 5 include: Lydia Leonard (Gentleman Jack, Ten Percent) will play his wife, Cherie Blair. It won't be Carvel's first appearance in the Netflix drama - in the season 2 episode titled Marionettes, the stage and screen actor played broadcaster Robin Day. Michael Sheen played the Prime Minister, with Helen Mirren playing the Queen. The Crown creator Peter Morgan's 2006 film The Queen addresses the relationship between Blair and the monarch in the days following Diana's death. As the nation awoke to the tragic news, it was Blair who addressed the nation from his Sedgefield constituency, referring to Diana for the first time as "the People's Princess".
This is thought to explore his relationship with the Queen following the death of Diana just four months later. In September 2021, Staunton recorded a short message from the set of The Crown to announce that filming had commenced and to say how much she was looking forward to building on the success of Foy and Colman, whose portraits in the role of Queen Elizabeth II sat on a table behind her.ĭoctor Foster and The Sisteractor Bertie Carvel will play Prime Minister Tony Blair in season 5 of The Crown.Īfter becoming Leader of the Opposition in 1994, Blair was elected to No.10 in May 1997 following a landslide victory for the Labour Party touting his New Labour brand. Many fans will recognise her from playing Dolores Umbridge in the Harry Potter films, along with roles in Pride, Return to Cranford, The Girl, Flesh and Blood, A Confession and the Downton Abbey film. The Irish-English actress received critical acclaim for her role in the period drama film Vera Drake, winning the Bafta for Best Actress, along with an Oscar nomination. I am genuinely honoured to be joining such an exceptional creative team and to be taking The Crown to its conclusion.” "As an actor it was a joy to see how both Claire Foy and Olivia Colman brought something special and unique to Peter Morgan’s scripts.
She confessed: “I have loved watching The Crown from the very start. In a statement, Staunton said she was "honoured" to be joining the show.
She will become the third actress to have worn the crown in the series - the role of the young Queen was played by Claire Foy in seasons 1 and 2. Imelda Staunton takes over the role of Queen Elizabeth II from Olivia Colman for The Crown seasons 5 and 6.
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