45+ The Crown Season 1 Cast King George Background. King george vi's untimely death from cancer in 1952 pushes elizabeth onto the throne far sooner than she had expected, only a few years after she this is echoed in season 1, when the duke is advised by both tommy lascelles and the archbishop of canterbury not to attend elizabeth's coronation. As king george vi's health worsens, winston churchill becomes prime minister for the second time.
King george vi (jared harris).
Ask questions and download or stream the entire soundtrack on spotify, youtube, itunes, & amazon. After a musty series premiere focused on the ailing king george (jared harris), set largely in a very dank buckingham palace, episode two follows elizabeth and philip on their commonwealth tour across four. Jared harris joins tom in studio q to talk about his latest role as king george vi on the new netflix series the crown. Peter townsend, played by english actor ben miles in seasons 1 and 2, was the equerry to king george vi and for queen elizabeth from 1944 to 1952.
