Gransnet forums

TV, radio, film, Arts

The Crown

(48 Posts)
nanna8 Thu 16-Nov-23 12:06:04

Just been watching series 6 on Netflix. Pretty good, good actress playing Diana and the actors plying Dodi and Mohamed Al Fayed very believable. A bit depressing though, with the death of Diana, brings that time back to mind.

merlotgran Thu 16-Nov-23 12:08:25

I will have to resist the urge to binge watch. I say that every year! 😂

Beechnut Thu 16-Nov-23 12:18:45

I’ve just binged.

silverlining48 Thu 16-Nov-23 12:32:25

I thought it was just the one episode now with a wait fir the rest.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 16-Nov-23 12:40:16

I think it’s four episodes now, with another four episodes in the New Year.

silverlining48 Thu 16-Nov-23 12:51:47

Ah, ok thanks GG

Beechnut Thu 16-Nov-23 12:56:58

Part two December 14th.

Maggiemaybe Thu 16-Nov-23 13:46:07

I’m a bit disappointed the weather forecast’s good for tomorrow. It makes it that bit harder for me to justify the binge session I just know I’m going to have.

NotSpaghetti Thu 16-Nov-23 14:55:06

The reviews are poor.

Apparently Diana appears as a ghost!

silverlining48 Fri 17-Nov-23 08:10:24

Watched the first 4 episodes last night. Think the final part is in December,

Louella12 Fri 17-Nov-23 08:23:59

I've never watched this. Not overly keen on dramas about living people

NotSpaghetti Fri 17-Nov-23 08:44:03

Nor I, Louella12 - but lots of people like this series it seems.

Luckygirl3 Fri 17-Nov-23 08:48:54

Splendidly acted and excellent cinematography.

The "ghost" scenes seemed intrusive to start with - but I saw them more as a way of imagining Charles' thought processes - not an artistic device that I would have used but a valid one.

Anniebach Fri 17-Nov-23 09:01:41

Surely it’s brutal, there are two sons, 3 siblings who will know genuine grief over her death not ‘your country needs you’ rubbish

Sparklefizz Fri 17-Nov-23 09:23:24

I've watched the first episode and enjoyed it. It's beautifully filmed. The actors playing Dodi and Mohammed look very similar.

Sparklefizz Fri 17-Nov-23 09:23:45

.... I mean very similar to the characters they are playing.

silverlining48 Fri 17-Nov-23 12:00:53

I think I enjoyed the earlier series more than the last one not sure why.
Agree with lucky girl that the Diana sequences with Charles etc were his own thoughts.
I hope our Netflix (on the back of family members) lasts until the final part of this classy series.

Lovetopaint037 Fri 17-Nov-23 12:33:18

nanna8

Just been watching series 6 on Netflix. Pretty good, good actress playing Diana and the actors plying Dodi and Mohamed Al Fayed very believable. A bit depressing though, with the death of Diana, brings that time back to mind.

Can you please tell me how you accessed this before the advertised date of December? We watched the first 4 which were based on King George’s death and the abdication etc etc. Do you live in America or do you pay for a higherNetflix subscription?

RosiesMaw Fri 17-Nov-23 12:40:49

Lovetopaint037

nanna8

Just been watching series 6 on Netflix. Pretty good, good actress playing Diana and the actors plying Dodi and Mohamed Al Fayed very believable. A bit depressing though, with the death of Diana, brings that time back to mind.

Can you please tell me how you accessed this before the advertised date of December? We watched the first 4 which were based on King George’s death and the abdication etc etc. Do you live in America or do you pay for a higherNetflix subscription?

The first 4 episodes of the latest Series were released yesterday (16 November)
I watched the first two last night and thought they had got Mohammed al Fayed to a “T”.

Beechnut Fri 17-Nov-23 12:41:20

Series 6 the first four episodes started November 16th Lovetopaint and the second part of series 6 start December 14th.
I bought a Netflix card from Tesco and it will last me for three months. I watch on my iPad.

Beechnut Fri 17-Nov-23 12:42:31

Whoops! crossed your post Maw.

Maggiemaybe Fri 17-Nov-23 14:44:52

I rarely binge watch, but have done it today. I really enjoyed the four new episodes (and yes, I appreciate much of it’s to be taken with a pinch of salt). I thought the acting and general production were excellent, and the “ghost” sequences worked much better than I expected.

I just hope, like silverlining, that I can still use DS’s Amazon account when the rest of the series is available. smile

silverlining48 Fri 17-Nov-23 18:00:51

Ours is off and on Maggie, thought we were excluded weeks ago. Then we tried again and ureka, all was well and another time we are off it again.

Maggiemaybe Fri 17-Nov-23 19:13:21

Oh, right, I’ll keep my fingers crossed then. I’d contacted DS to ask him to add us as an extra user (I think it’s £5 a month?), and it was him who asked me to check as he thought we could still use it.

Maggiemaybe Fri 17-Nov-23 19:18:20

We’ve never used it for anything else, but I did get sucked in to the first episode of Beckham after my Crownfest.

My name was mud one day with the DGS when they wanted to watch something and got the “Maggie is watching The Crown” message for 3 solid hours. DS and DDIL didn’t want to disturb my viewing! grin