Season 4 of Netflix series The Crown was released on Netflix on November 15, 2020.
Synopsis[]
In the 1980s, Elizabeth clashes with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher while Prince Charles enters a tumultuous marriage with Lady Diana Spencer.
Timeline[]
Season 4 covers the "Thatcher years" from 1979 to 1990, including the courtship and marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, and the premiership of Margaret Thatcher. Queen Elizabeth and her family find themselves preoccupied with safeguarding the line of succession by securing an appropriate bride for Prince Charles, who is still unmarried at 30. As the nation begins to feel the impact of divisive policies introduced by Britain's first female Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, tensions arise with the Queen which only grow worse as Thatcher leads the country into the Falklands War, generating conflict within the Commonwealth. While Charles’ romance with a young Lady Diana Spencer provides a much-needed fairytale to unite the British people, behind closed doors, the Royal family is becoming increasingly divided.
Cast[]
The Royal Family[]
- Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II
- Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Josh O'Connor as Charles, Prince of Wales
- Emma Corrin as Lady Diana Spencer, later Diana, Princess of Wales
- Erin Doherty as Princess Anne
- Marion Bailey as Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother
- Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
- Ben Daniels as Antony Armstrong-Jones
- Charles Dance as Lord Louis Mountbatten
- Angus Imrie as Prince Andrew, Duke of York
- Tom Byrne as Prince Edward
Government[]
Other Characters[]
- Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles
- Tom Burke as Derek "Dazzle" Jennings
- Richard Roxburgh as Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia
Episodes[]
| # | Image | Title | Writer(s) | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | 
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“Gold Stick” | Peter Morgan | Benjamin Caron |
| As Elizabeth welcomes Britain's first woman prime minister and Charles meets a young Diana Spencer, an IRA attack brings tragedy to the royal family. | ||||
| 402 | 
|
“The Balmoral Test” | Peter Morgan | Paul Whittington |
| Margaret Thatcher visits Balmoral but has trouble fitting in with the royal family, while Charles finds himself torn between his heart and family duty. | ||||
| 403 | 
|
“Fairytale” | Peter Morgan | Benjamin Caron |
| After Charles proposes, Diana moves into Buckingham Palace and finds her life filled with princess training, loneliness — and Camilla Parker Bowles. | ||||
| 404 | 
|
“Favourites” | Peter Morgan | Paul Whittington |
| While Margaret Thatcher struggles with the disappearance of her favourite child, Elizabeth reexamines her relationships with her four children. | ||||
| 405 | 
|
“Fagan” | Jonathan D. Wilson & Peter Morgan | Paul Whittington |
| As Thatcher's policies create rising unemployment, a desperate man breaks into the palace, where he finds Elizabeth's bedroom and awakens her for a talk. | ||||
| 406 | 
|
“Terra Nullius” | Peter Morgan | Julian Jarrold |
| On a tour of Australia, Diana struggles to balance motherhood with her royal duties while both she and Charles cope with their marriage difficulties. | ||||
| 407 | 
|
“The Hereditary Principle” | Peter Morgan | Jessica Hobbs |
| Grappling with mental health issues, Margaret seeks help and discovers an appalling secret about estranged relatives of the royal family. | ||||
| 408 | 
|
“48:1” | Peter Morgan | Julian Jarrold |
| As many nations condemn apartheid in South Africa, tension mounts between Thatcher and Elizabeth over their clashing opinions on applying sanctions. | ||||
| 409 | 
|
“Avalanche” | Peter Morgan | Jessica Hobbs |
| Charles is caught in a deadly avalanche, prompting both him and Diana to reevaluate their commitment to their troubled marriage. | ||||
| 410 | 
|
“War” | Peter Morgan | Jessica Hobbs |
| Amid a growing challenge to her power, Thatcher fights for her position. Charles grows more determined to separate from Diana as their marriage unravels. | ||||
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