Synopsis
The Crown (2016), Season 1 — watch all 10 episodes online on iFILM. This British drama opens with a young woman who becomes queen before she was ready.
Claire Foy plays Elizabeth from her wedding to her coronation: a twenty-something learning to hold authority over a kingdom while her husband bristles at walking two steps behind. Winston Churchill, elderly and newly back at Downing Street, becomes both counsel and obstacle. A London smog crisis that kills thousands tests her nerve as a monarch. Her sister Margaret is carrying a secret that forces Elizabeth to choose between the Crown's public image and her own family — and the answer doesn't come easily.
Peter Morgan keeps Season 1 intimate: no action, no cartoonish villains, just the weight of protocol on one woman's shoulders. Of all The Crown's chapters, this one stays closest to the human scale. Stream The Crown Season 1 online on iFILM.
10 episodes
S1·E1Wolferton Splash
A young Princess Elizabeth marries Prince Philip. As King George VI’s health worsens, Winston Churchill is elected prime minister for the second time.
S1·E2Hyde Park Corner
With King George too ill to travel, Elizabeth and Philip embark on a four-continent Commonwealth tour. Party leaders attempt to undermine Churchill.
S1·E3Windsor
With Elizabeth in a new role, Philip tries to assert some power. Churchill wants to delay the coronation. King George’s disgraced brother arrives.
S1·E4Act of God
When dense smog cripples London for days and creates a serious health hazard, Churchill’s inaction leaves him vulnerable to his political enemies.
S1·E5Smoke and Mirrors
Elizabeth rejects protocol by appointing Philip to coordinate her coronation, but his ideas create conflict. The Duke of Windsor returns to London.
S1·E6Gelignite
Margaret and Peter come to Elizabeth with a request. With a royal scandal about to break in the newspapers, the Queen Mother intervenes.
S1·E7Scientia Potentia Est
As the Soviets test the H-bomb, both Churchill and Eden have major health crises. Angry about her inadequate education, Elizabeth hires a tutor.
S1·E8Pride & Joy
Elizabeth and Philip go on an exhausting world journey. Margaret takes over some of her sister’s official duties and tries to liven things up.
S1·E9Assassins
As tensions with Philip increase, Elizabeth spends time with her old friend Porchey. Churchill’s portrait is painted for his 80th birthday.
S1·E10Gloriana
Margaret and Peter are reunited, but another obstacle stands in their way. Elizabeth is torn between her duty as Queen and her love for her sister.
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