The Madness of King George

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.

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  Nigel Hawthorne

  George III
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  Helen Mirren

  Queen Charlotte
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  Ian Holm

  Willis
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  Anthony Calf

  Fitzroy
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  Amanda Donohoe

  Lady Pembroke
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  Rupert Graves

  Greville
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  Geoffrey Palmer

  Warren
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  Julian Wadham

  Pitt
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  John Wood

  Thurlow
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  Rupert Everett

  Prince of Wales