'Inconsolable' - Imelda Staunton on playing The Queen and her passing | The Graham Norton Show - BBC

Imelda Staunton discusses playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown at the time of The Queen's passing.

Together on Graham’s sofa are Imelda Staunton, playing Queen Elizabeth II in the final episodes of The Crown; the hotly anticipated new star of Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa; Northern Irish star Jamie Dornan, who is in a new series of amnesia thriller The Tourist; and Scottish actor Jack Lowden, starring in the latest season of spy drama Slow Horses.

With music from Gregory Porter, who performs 'Christmas Wish'.

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[jamescpotter]

All three actors (Imelda, Olivia, and Claire) were perfectly cast for Elizabeth. The entire cast over the span of her life was amazing.

[brendaevers]

The final episode was incredibly moving. Well done.

[TheJanet]

She did a fantastic job in the role - ALL the actresses did - loved that season, as well as all of the others.

[robinjaffin]

The final season returned a more beloved version of the Queen to us. The relationship between the sisters especially so. The final episode was deeply moving and she gave her back her soul.

[christopherharris]

I was 70 when Elizabeth II died and she had been the Queen my whole life. It was the first time I had cried in years and felt like I had lost my mom a second time.

[maryannsmith]

When I, ( a Canadian) heard the news that our Queen had died, I pulled over the car, and cried for a long time, on the side of the Upper Island Highway.
She was a constant, my whole life, and our Late Mother, whom had just passed away, was named after the Queen. I was so happy that our late Mother never lived in a world without her Queen, born weeks before our Mother.

[Kian]

You can still see the residual upset & emotional journey we all took in those 10 Days in 2022; I was in the Queue on Thursday night Friday morning and the tears came flooding out after I walk away from Westminster Hall - there wasn't a dry eye in the place as you took your turn to bow your head before the Crown, sceptre, orb and coffin.

[fgjohnson]

Imelda Staunton is one of my favorite actors, especially on The Crown. She did an amazing job of portraying the Queen.

[katharineray]

I adore Imelda Swanson. She is a brilliant actress and I can’t imagine how difficult those days after Her Majesty passed were for her to continue. So interesting to hear her experience.

[afamouswriter]

Imelda has tears in her eyes as she recounts her experience.

[TheGeekMonster]

One of the best TV shows of recent memory. So well done. Amazing actors throughout. Imelda is an absolutely impeccable actress, full of class and dignity.

[kayecastleman]

I can only imagine how challenging that must have been for everyone on set. It felt like the world was in limbo for months. Thank you so much, Imelda, for persevering, and giving us such a wonderful tribute to remember what an extraordinary and complex woman she was..

[EuropeanOnion]

Seeing her explaining this… and suddenly everything she did to Harry (Potter, not the showbiz prince) and Hogwarts is forgiven…

[paulafrakes]

Just finished watching the final season of The Crown. Very emotional 🥲 very tastefully done. Loved the ending. ❤

[shellsbellswac]

That final episode was gorgeous and I can only imagine how much it affected everyone in the cast. Brilliant job by Ms Staunton. She did such an incredible job.

[funsun]

The last scene was kinda piece of art.

[iwasglad]

What a lovely lady. That was genuine grief about a difficult memory.

[charlessoutherton]

I feel sorry for Imelda, she is such a terrific actress and the fact that some people have type-casted her as Umbridge from Harry Potter not even willing to give her the chance to prove her worth in other forms of work and to play a role such as the modern queen whilst the real queen was pronounced dead. I tip my hat to Imelda and her incredible talents I really do

[nadzlwilson]

Great actress she did an amazing Job and showed the heart of the Queen Thank you

[Lana.S.Boyd]

Imelda Staunton is an incredible actress. I saw her perform as Martha in " Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf" opposite Conleth Hill. She held the stage for over two hours with the most brutal dialogue.
I had taken a young friend based on her Harry Potter work, she was so brilliant onstage we decided that to allude to that at the stage door would be an insult!
Seriously, if you can get to see her on stage, Do.
I wasn't smitten with her Queen Elizabeth initially, however the final scene had me in bits, beautifully done.