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The Lost Prince
Directed by Stephen Poliakoff
Writer: Stephen Poliakoff
2003
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Daniel Williams ... Prince John (younger) |
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Frank Finlay, on his role as Asquith
I thought the screenplay was a beautiful, wonderfully written story. It
is very moving, but at the same time very educational. It's told from a
sympathetic viewpoint. It shows that the Royal Family was a family with
problems like anyone else. Viewers will be able to relate to that. He
was a very intelligent man, born and bred in Yorkshire. His father was
a wool merchant who died when Asquith was eight years old. The boy
turned out to be extremely bright and won a scholarship to Oxford. He
was a very successful lawyer before he became a politician. He was also
very honorable. He turned down a lot of lucrative work as a QC in order
to become Prime Minister. Even so, Asquith did not enjoy an entirely
happy relationship with the Royal Family. He didn't approve of the way
the King and Queen lived in a little cottage at Sandringham. All in
all, he was an intriguing man, but we only get a glimpse of him here. Stephen Poliakoff is more interested in the human story than the politics. The core of the story is the deeply affecting love between a nanny and a young boy. |