Victoria (TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Composer(s) |
Ruth Barrett Mearl Martin Phipps |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) |
Rebecca Eaton Paul Frift |
| Location(s) | United Kingdom |
| Running time | 46–69 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mammoth Screen |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 28 August 2016 – present |
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Victoria is a British drama television series created by Daisy Goodwin and starring Jenna Coleman. The series was announced in September 2015 when Coleman decided to leave Doctor Who to take on the role as Queen Victoria.
Victoria premiered on 28 August 2016 on ITV. The first series consisted of eight episodes, and concluded on 9 October 2016. In September 2016, ITV renewed Victoria for a second series, followed by a Christmas special, both set to air in 2017.
The first series depicts the first few years of the reign of Queen Victoria, played by Jenna Coleman, from her accession to the throne at the age of eighteen, to her intense friendship and infatuation with Lord Melbourne, to her courtship and early marriage to Prince Albert (played by Tom Hughes) and finally to the birth of their first child, Victoria.
The second series will follow Victoria's struggles on managing her role as Queen with that of her duties to her husband and children.
The theme song is by Martin Phipps, sung by the Mediæval Bæbes. Phipps also wrote and conducted incidental music for the early episodes. For later episodes the conducting role was undertaken by Ruth Barrett. An official soundtrack for the first series was released on Spotify on January 13, 2017.
Much of Victoria was filmed in Yorkshire. The interiors of Castle Howard double as Kensington Palace, Harewood House stands in for Buckingham Palace, with Bramham Park and Wentworth Woodhouse also being used for both royal residences. Carlton Towers is used as Windsor Castle, while Beverley Minster replaces Westminster Abbey. Other locations include Raby Castle, Wentworth Woodhouse, Allerton Castle, Newby Hall and Whitby pier. Church Fenton Studios, a converted aircraft hangar near Selby, was used to recreate some of the interiors of Buckingham Palace.
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