King Charles III (film)

King Charles III
Genre
Based onKing Charles III
by Mike Bartlett
Screenplay byMike Bartlett
Directed byRupert Goold
Starring
ComposerJocelyn Pook
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Executive producersGreg Brenman
Roanna Benn
Mike Bartlett
Rupert Goold
Producer
Simon Maloney
CinematographyPhilippe Kress
EditorElen Pierce Lewis
Running time90 minutes
Production companyDrama Republic
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release10 May 2017 (2017-05-10)
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King Charles III is a 2017 future history television film adapted by Mike Bartlett from his play of the same title. It is directed by Rupert Goold, director of the original play, and stars most of the play's original cast including Tim Pigott-Smith, who died before the film was broadcast, as Charles.[1]

Written in blank verse and set in the future, the film focuses on the reign of the real life Charles III (who at the time of the film's release was Prince of Wales) and the surrounding political drama as a result of his accession to the throne. It was broadcast on 10 May 2017 on BBC Two in the UK, before being broadcast on 14 May 2017 on PBS Masterpiece in the US.[2] A DVD of the film was released in the UK on 15 May 2017.

The film received two nominations at the 2018 British Academy Television Awards: Best Single Drama and Best Actor for Pigott-Smith.[3]

  1. ^ "Actor Tim Pigott-Smith dies aged 70". BBC News. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  2. ^ "King Charles III on MASTERPIECE on PBS". Masterpiece. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards Winners in 2018". BAFTA. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.