"History's most unlikely friendship."

2017

1h 52m

6.9(1170 votes)

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History

Overview

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

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Cast & Crew

39 members

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Judi Dench

Queen Victoria

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Ali Fazal

Abdul Karim

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Tim Pigott-Smith

Sir Henry Ponsonby

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Eddie Izzard

Bertie, Prince of Wales

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Adeel Akhtar

Mohammed

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Michael Gambon

Lord Salisbury

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Paul Higgins

Dr. James Reid

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Olivia Williams

Baroness Churchill

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Fenella Woolgar

Miss Phipps

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Julian Wadham

Alick Yorke

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Jonathan Harden

Kaiser Wilhelm II

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Robin Soans

Arthur Bigge

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Ruth McCabe

Mrs. Tuck

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Simon Callow

Mr. Puccini

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Benjamin Haigh

Page Boy

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Will Christopherson

Young Porter Boy

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Martyn Mayger

Yeoman of the Guard

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Deano Bugatti

Queen Victoria's Waiter

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Penny Ryder

Grand Duchess Sophie

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Christopher McMullen

Footman

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Rita McDonald Damper

Ham House Guest

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Sukh Ojla

Mrs. Karim

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Grant Crookes

Footman

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Shaun Newnham

Royal Household Staff

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Nigel Black

Private Secretary

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Sophie Trott

Princess Helena

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Andrei Csolsim

Footman

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Glyn Angell

Young Chef

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Lois Temel

Nurse

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Marek Hollands

Footman

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Nicolas Savidis-Macris

Italian Dinner Guest

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Simon Craddock

Footman

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Tim Bristow

Deputy Parliamentary Secretary

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Cliff Dutton

Footman

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Martin McGilligan

Footman

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Benjamin Murrell

Footman

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Daniel Trevenna

Footman

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Stuart Whelan

Chef (uncredited)

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Sam Kenyon

Puccini Pianist

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