Cast of
Bertie and Elizabeth

About Bertie and Elizabeth

The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively private life with his Scottish wife Elisabeth Bowes-Lyon and their daughters, in the shadow of their reigning father, George V, and next that of his elder brother who succeeded to the British throne as Edward VIII. However Edward decides to put his love for a divorced American, Wallis Simpson, above dynastic duty, and ends up abdicating the throne, which now falls to Bertie, who reigns as George VI.

Full Cast of Bertie and Elizabeth

James Wilby
plays King George VI, aka 'Bertie'

Alan Bates
plays King George V

Juliet Aubrey
plays Queen Elizabeth

Eileen Atkins
plays Queen Mary

Dolly Wells
plays Princess Mary

Barbara Leigh-Hunt
plays Lady Mabel Airlie

Charles Edwards
plays David

Charles Edwards as David

Charles Edwards was born on October 1, 1969 and is currently 54 years old.

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Oliver Ford Davies
plays Archbishop Lang

Oliver Ford Davies as Archbishop Lang

Oliver Robert Ford Davies (born 12 August 1939) is an English actor and writer.

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Deborah Cornelius
plays Thelma Furness

Michael Elwyn
plays Lionel Logue

Michael Elwyn as Lionel Logue

Welsh character actor of stage and screen. Since 1995, Elwyn has been the partner of the actress Alison Steadman.

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Amber Sealey
plays Wallis Simpson

Jeremy Child
plays Sir Samuel Hoare

David Ryall
plays Winston Churchill

Paul Brooke
plays Tommy Lascelles

David Burke
plays Lord Reith

Robert Hardy
plays President Roosevelt

Jeremy Swift
plays Royal Page

Jeremy Swift as Royal Page

Jeremy Paul Swift (born 27 June 1960) is an English actor. He studied drama at Guildford School of Acting from 1978 t...

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Helen Ryan
plays Queen Wilhelmina

Joanna Hole
plays East End woman

Elisabeth Dermot Walsh
plays Lillibet

Corin Redgrave
plays General Montgomery

Jack Whitehall
plays Little Boy (uncredited)

Jack Whitehall as Little Boy (uncredited)

Jack Whitehall is an English comedian, television presenter, actor and writer. He is best known for his stand up come...

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Denis Lill
plays Clement Attlee


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