The Crown
NETFLIX, FROM TODAY
Expectations could hardly be higher for the return of Netflix’s most lavish series. The spectacle and horror of the war have passed, and we’re now in the era of Anthony Eden and Harold Mcmillan. But the focal point of course is the royal family, and specifically the relationship between Queen Elizabeth (Claire Foy) and Prince Philip (Matt Smith): fundamentally solid in its early years, but now subject to considerable stress and strain as the couple drift apart over niggling doubts and suspected betrayals. Gabriel Tate