Victoria: how real is

VICTORIA has become a Sunday night TV sensation.

The ITV series, starring former Doctor Who sidekick Jenna Coleman as the iconic 19th Century monarch, has been crowned the nation’s favourite prime-time period drama.

With 5.3 million tuning in, the new £10m show is beating last year’s telly hit Poldark – which can only muster 4.8m viewers.

However, historians have criticised the makers of Victoria for playing fast and loose with the reality of her reign.

So would the real Queen Victoria be amused at the way she’s been depicted?

Bill Gibb and Stevie Gallacher take a look at what’s fact and what’s fiction in the hit show.