Miniseries · ITV1
The Lady
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mia McKenna-Bruce
Jane Andrews
4 eps
Natalie Dormer
Sarah Ferguson
4 eps
Philip Glenister
DCI Jim Dickie
4 eps
Ophelia Lovibond
Aleksandra
4 eps
Claire Skinner
June Andrews
4 eps
Daniel Ryan
David Andrews
4 eps
Ed Speleers
Thomas Cressman
4 eps
James Anderson
Rick Cressman
4 eps
Jack Alldridge
David Cressman
4 eps
Sophie Simnett
Claudia
4 eps
Mark Stanley
Charles
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Lady actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Lady reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Jane Andrews' life changes overnight when she lands a dream job in Buckingham Palace and bonds with the Duchess of York.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Florence Haddon-CaveProducer
Writing
- Debbie O'MalleyWriter
Direction
- Lee Haven JonesDirector
Music
- Chris RoeOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Britbox Apple TV Channel Streaming
- BritBoxStreaming
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