The Crown: Season 4

2020 · 10 episodes · ★ 8.1

What Season 4 of The Crown

The fourth season is set in the 1980s. Queen Elizabeth disagrees with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher over government policies and how to respond to apartheid in South Africa. Meanwhile, Prince Charles begins a turbulent marriage with Lady Diana Spencer. She moves into Buckingham Palace and divides her time between preparing to become a princess and loneliness. Charles struggles between his feelings and his duty. The series also shows the IRA attacking the royal family and Princess Margaret seeking help for her mental health problems.

10episodes

Nov 15, 2020Aired

9 hrtotal runtime

Season 4 Episodes

4x01 Gold Stick
Nov 15, 2020 · 54 min · ★ 7.8
As Elizabeth welcomes Britain's first woman prime minister and Charles meets a young Diana Spencer, an IRA attack brings tragedy to the royal family.
Directing: Benjamin Caron · Writing: Peter Morgan · Starring: Isobel Eadie, Michael Colgan, Patrick Toomey, Callum Coates
4x02 The Balmoral Test
Nov 15, 2020 · 57 min · ★ 8.0
Margaret Thatcher visits Balmoral but has trouble fitting in with the royal family, while Charles finds himself torn between his heart and family duty.
Directing: Paul Whittington · Writing: Peter Morgan · Starring: Takatsuna Mukai, Billy Mack, Andrew Piper, Laura Cairns
4x03 Fairytale
Nov 15, 2020 · 56 min · ★ 8.2
After Charles proposes, Diana moves into Buckingham Palace and finds her life filled with princess training, loneliness — and Camilla Parker Bowles.
Directing: Benjamin Caron · Writing: Peter Morgan · Starring: Letty Thomas, Allegra Marland, Flora Higgins, Donald Douglas
4x04 Favourites
Nov 15, 2020 · 60 min · ★ 7.9
While Margaret Thatcher struggles with the disappearance of her favorite child, Elizabeth reexamines her relationships with her four children.
Directing: Paul Whittington · Writing: Peter Morgan · Starring: Freddie Fox, Rebecca Humphries, Karina Orr, Pierre Philippe
4x05 Fagan
Nov 15, 2020 · 52 min · ★ 8.5
As Thatcher's policies create rising unemployment, a desperate man breaks into the palace, where he finds Elizabeth's bedroom and awakens her for a talk.
Directing: Paul Whittington · Writing: Jonathan Wilson, Peter Morgan · Starring: Tom Brooke, Steven O'Neill, Denise Mack, Ed Hartland
4x06 Terra Nullius
Nov 15, 2020 · 54 min · ★ 8.1
On a tour of Australia, Diana struggles to balance motherhood with her royal duties while both she and Charles cope with their marriage difficulties.
Directing: Julian Jarrold · Writing: Peter Morgan · Starring: Elliott Hughes, Jasper Hughes, Olivia Beardsley, Timothy Knightley
4x07 The Hereditary Principle
Nov 15, 2020 · 50 min · ★ 7.8
Grappling with mental health issues, Margaret seeks help and discovers an appalling secret about estranged relatives of the royal family.
Directing: Jessica Hobbs · Writing: Peter Morgan · Starring: Tom Burke, Harry Treadaway, Nancy Carroll, Richard Teverson
4x08 48:1
Nov 15, 2020 · 53 min · ★ 8.2
As many nations condemn apartheid in South Africa, tension mounts between Thatcher and Elizabeth over their clashing opinions on applying sanctions.
Directing: Julian Jarrold · Writing: Peter Morgan · Starring: Nicholas Farrell, Don Gallagher, Eva Feiler, Tony Jayawardena
4x09 Avalanche
Nov 15, 2020 · 49 min · ★ 8.2
Charles is caught in a deadly avalanche, prompting both him and Diana to reevaluate their commitment to their troubled marriage.
Directing: Jessica Hobbs · Writing: Peter Morgan · Starring: Alana Ramsey, Jay Webb, Luke Cinque-White, Daniel Donskoy
4x10 War Season Finale
Nov 15, 2020 · 54 min · ★ 8.3
Amid a growing challenge to her power, Thatcher fights for her position. Charles grows more determined to separate from Diana as their marriage unravels.
Directing: Jessica Hobbs · Writing: Peter Morgan · Starring: Charles Edwards, Penny Downie, Angus Imrie, Richard Goulding