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Bertie & Elizabeth 2002 2 and a half stars

    TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Giles Foster
Cast: James Wilby, Juliet Aubrey, Alan Bates, Eileen Atkins, Charles Edwards, Amber Rose Sealey, Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh, Hannah Wiltshire, Robert Hardy, Paul Brooke, Jeremy Child, David Ryall

  This British made-for-TV entry is the love story of Bertie and Elizabeth who were married in 1923 and became England's Queen Elizabeth (Juliet Aubrey) and King George VI (James Wilby) in 1936 when his brother Edward VIII abdicated. George provided the leadership needed by his country during World War II but died of cancer in 1952. Elizabeth became the "Queen Mum" and lived until 2002 as a well-loved member of the royal family.

Cast
James Wilby	King George VI (aka "Bertie"
Juliet Aubrey	Queen Elizabeth
Alan Bates	King George V
Eileen Atkins	Queen Mary
Charles Edwards	Edward VIII
Amber Rose Sealey	Wallis Simpson
Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh	Princess Elizabeth
Hannah Wiltshire	Princess Margaret
Robert Hardy	President Franklin D. Roosevel

Consuming Passions 1988 1 star

    R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Giles Foster
Cast: Tyler Butterworth, Jonathan Pryce, Vanessa Redgrave, Freddie Jones, Sammi Davis, Prunella Scales, Thora Hird

  A young executive attempts to put life in a dying candy factory and along the way discovers the importance of the human factor.

Northanger Abbey 1986 2 and a half stars

    TV, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Giles Foster
Cast: Katharine Schlesinger, Peter Firth, Robert Hardy, Googie Withers, Geoffrey Chater, Cassie Stuart, Jonathan Coy, Ingrid Lacey, Greg Hicks, Philip Bird, Helen Fraser

  Naive, young Catherine (Katharine Schlesinger) loves gothic novels, which gives her a false sense of the real world as she moves from the country to the harsh life of the city. There she meets Henry (Peter Firth) who may bring the love and wealth she seeks. Based on Jane Austen's novel. Made for TV.

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