New mother Victoria is impatient to return to the business of ruling a nation, while Albert attempts to protect her from bad news in Afghanistan.
Quest roles:
Catherine Flemming(Duchess of Kent), Nigel Lindsay(Sir Robert Peel), Anna Wilson-Jones(Lady Emma Portman), Tom Price(Duke of Sutherland), Margaret Clunie(Harriet, Duchess of Sutherland), Peter Bowles(Duke of Wellington), Alex Jennings(King Leopold), Andrew Bicknell(Duke of Coburg), Peter Forbes(Craddock), Richard Braine(Tailor), Philip Rowson(John Bright MP), Jasper Jacob(Lord Chamberlain), Flora London(Scullery Maid), Alexander Owen(Dr. Brydon), Peter Ivatts(Archbishop of Canterbury), Lisa Dudley(Queen's Nurse Maid)