The White Queen
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The White Queen |
| Original title | The White Queen |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| year | 2013 |
| Production company |
Company Pictures , Czar Television |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 10 in 1 season |
| genre | Drama , historically fictional |
| idea | Philippa Gregory |
| music | John Lunn |
| First broadcast | June 16, 2013 (UK) on BBC One |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 30, 2013 on Sky Atlantic HD |
| occupation | |
The White Queen is a historical and fictional British television series based on the three-part bestselling novel series The Queen of the White Rose , The Throne of the Red Queen and Thorn Sisters by Philippa Gregory . The series tells the dramatic battle for the Crown of England in the 15th century. It is a joint production by BBC One and the US TV station Starz . It was first broadcast in the UK on June 16, 2013 on BBC One. From a historical perspective, the series shows various inaccuracies.
action
In 1464 there has been a war for the succession to the throne in England for nine years between the two powerful noble houses York and Lancaster , whose family crests show a white rose (York) and a red rose (Lancaster). The House of York is headed by the young Edward IV of England , who is crowned King with the help of his powerful cousin Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick . Shortly afterwards he meets the young Elizabeth Woodville , whose family sympathizes with the Lancaster house. He falls in love, marries her and makes her his queen. This displeases Warwick, who wanted to marry Edward to a French princess and now sees his plans endangered.
Warwick therefore forges a new plan: he marries his daughter Isabel Neville to Edward's brother George, Duke of Clarence . He hopes that she will become queen as soon as George is in power and he can continue to exert influence. Warwick captures King Edward and has Elizabeth's father Richard Woodville and her brother John executed. To support her husband against his enemies and to take bloody revenge, Elizabeth and her mother Jacquetta Woodville use magical powers.
production
In September 2012, the American television station Starz ordered a 10-part season. The series was announced in collaboration with BBC One . The central leading roles were cast with Max Irons and Rebecca Ferguson . A budget of £ 25 million was available to realize the series. The film was shot on 120 days in and around Bruges . The decision was made in favor of Belgium because the backdrops in London could not be used sensibly due to the many cameras for road surveillance. The series was shot in two different versions: one for BBC One and one for Starz, which contains more extensive sex scenes. In addition, dialogues have been changed slightly for the Starz version, as the Americans are not as knowledgeable about British history as the British.
A documentary called The Real White Queen and Her Rivals was produced for the series and aired on June 17 and 24, 2013 on BBC Two .
Cast and dubbing
The German synchronization was carried out by Scalamedia GmbH in Berlin based on a dialogue book by Lutz Riedel , who also directed the dialogue.
Main cast
Supporting cast
| Role name | Actress | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Edward V. | Sonny Ashbourne Serkis | |
| Elizabeth of York | Freya Mavor | Julia Stoepel |
| Margaret of Anjou | Veerle Baetens | Debora refuses |
| Edward of Westminster | Joey Batey | |
| Henry Tudor | Michael Marcus | |
| Richard Welles | Hugh Mitchell | Vanya Gerick |
| William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke | Rupert Young | Matthias Klie |
| Thomas Stanley | Rupert Graves | Charles Rettinghaus |
| Lord Strange | Andrew Gower | |
| Robert Brackenbury | Shaun Dooley | |
| Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham | Arthur Darvill |
Charisma
- United Kingdom
The series aired on BBC One between June 16 and August 18, 2013 . It started in front of 5.3 million viewers and had a market share of 22.8 percent. In the following weeks the series lost popularity and leveled off with 3.5 million viewers. If you include the time-shifted viewers, the ten episodes totaled almost 5 million viewers.
- United States
The station Starz aired the series between August 10 and October 19, 2013.
- Germany
In Germany, the series of 30 September to 2 December 2013 was the Pay TV transmitter Sky Atlantic broadcast. The series was broadcast on free TV at Pentecost 2014 on sixx .
Episode list
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) | Director | script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In love with a king | In Love With the King | June 16, 2013 | Sep 30 2013 | James Kent | Emma Frost |
| 2 | Names in blood | The Price of Power | June 23, 2013 | Oct 7, 2013 | James Kent | Emma Frost |
| 3 | Witch wind | The Storm | 30th of June 2013 | Oct 14, 2013 | James Kent | Emma Frost |
| 4th | The wicked queen | The Bad Queen | July 7, 2013 | Oct 21, 2013 | Jamie Payne | Lisa McGee |
| 5 | The great slaughter | Was at first hand | July 14, 2013 | Oct 28, 2013 | Jamie Payne | Malcolm Campbell |
| 6th | Wounds of the past | Love and Death | July 21, 2013 | Nov 4, 2013 | Jamie Payne | Nicole Taylor |
| 7th | Death of a fool | Poison and Malmsey Wine | July 28, 2013 | Nov 11, 2013 | Colin Teague | Emma Frost |
| 8th | The love of my life | The King is Dead | 4th Aug 2013 | Nov 18, 2013 | Colin Teague | Malcolm Campbell |
| 9 | The princes in the tower | The Princes in the Tower | Aug 11, 2013 | Nov 25, 2013 | Colin Teague | Emma Frost |
| 10 | The day of the decision | The Final Battle | Aug 18, 2013 | Dec 2, 2013 | Colin Teague | Emma Frost |
continuation
In late August 2013, BBC One announced that there would be no sequel to The White Queen . However, since the series turned out to be a ratings success on the US broadcaster Starz , the latter announced the production of a sequel in January 2014. It is based on the novel The White Princess by Philippa Gregory and is also produced as a miniseries.
reception
At the Golden Globe Awards in 2014 was The White Queen nominated for three awards, including the Best Mini-Series or TV Movie .
Web links
- The White Queen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of BBC One
- Official website of Starz
- Sky Atlantic HD official website
Individual evidence
- ^ Remarks by Prof. Michael Hicks, who wrote a standard work on the Wars of the Roses ( The Wars of the Roses , New Haven 2010).
- ^ A b c Rainer Idesheim: The White Queen: Starz orders the first season of the historical series . In: Serienjunkies.de . September 4, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ a b The White Queen . In: BBC.co.uk . May 29, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ a b Bernd Michael Krannich: http://www.serienjunkies.de/news/white-queen-start-bbc-50582.html . In: Serienjunkies.de . June 16, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ a b c The White Queen. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on October 20, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Bernd Michael Krannich: The White Queen: No continuation on the BBC . In: Serienjunkies.de . August 21, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Play By Day: The White Queen celebrates its German premiere on Sky Atlantic HD . In: Serienjunkies.de . September 30, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ↑ Torsten Zarges: We want to try out our own entertainment show . In: DWDL.de . February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ↑ Mario Giglio: The White Queen: Starz produces sequel without BBC . In: Serienjunkies.de . January 13, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ↑ The White Princess