Series synopsis
The Windsors is a British comedy soap television series that premiered on Channel 4 on May 6, 2016. It ended on March 31, 2020. It was created by George Jeffrie, Bert Tyler-Moore. It stars Harry Enfield, Haydn Gwynne, Hugh Skinner and Morgana Robinson.
Comedy soap opera re-imagining the lives of the British Royal Family as you have never seen them before.
Premise
Comedy soap opera re-imagining the lives of the British Royal Family as you have never seen them before.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Harry Enfield as Prince Charles
- Haydn Gwynne as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
- Hugh Skinner as Prince William
- Morgana Robinson as Pippa
- Richard Goulding as Prince Harry
- Katy Wix as Fergie
- Celeste Dring as Eugenie
- Ellie White as Beatrice
Supporting cast
- Matthew Cottle as Edward
- Donovan Blackwood as Baxter
- Tony Jayawardena as Sandy
- Gordon Kennedy as Alec
- Louise Ford as Kate
- Paul Whitehouse as George III
- Gillian Bevan as Theresa May
- Kathryn Drysdale as Meghan Markle
- Lucy Montgomery as Elizabeth I
- Tom Durant-Pritchard as Prince Harry
Guest cast
- Vicki Pepperdine as Princess Anne
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 21 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 3 | December 23, 2016 | April 30, 2023 |
| Season 1 | 6 | May 6, 2016 | June 3, 2016 |
| Season 2 | 6 | July 5, 2017 | August 16, 2017 |
| Season 3 | 6 | February 25, 2020 | March 31, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Christmas Special It's Christmas Eve with The Windsors and it's an even tenser affair than usual following the events that led Wills to usurp Prince Charles as next in line to the throne. |
December 23, 2016 |
| 2 |
Royal Wedding Special Harry and Meghan are excited about their impending marriage, but before their big day, they must take Charles to America to meet Meghan's mum Doria. |
May 15, 2018 |
| 3 |
Coronation Special The Windsors get ready to welcome a new monarch, and Charles is gagging to put his special metal hat on. But Wills thinks he should cut back on the spending... |
April 30, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Charles tries to keep the family in order but Wills wants to mingle with the ordinary people so is working in a café. Pippa is jealous of Kate bagging a prince so uses her fantastic behind to lure Harry. |
May 6, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 While on a humanitarian mission Kate contracts Ebola forcing Wills to rush to her bedside. Beatrice and Eugenie discover that the face paint they applied for the ball doesn't come off. |
May 6, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 When a stranger claims Charles is his father it throws into question who is second in line to the throne. Wills and Kate shun royal life to live in Rickmansworth and Pippa is irked when Harry is set to marry down under. |
May 13, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Prince Charles refuses to help Theresa May secure a trade deal with the Chinese, but when Camilla withholds his conjugal rights, Charles agrees to host a banquet. Wills wants to be a hands-on dad, mixing with ordinary parents, but comes to realise childcare is a nightmare, while Pippa is preparing to marry Johnny, but is enraged that Kate has been made patron of Wimbledon and decides to put a gypsy curse on her. |
July 5, 2017 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Reviving his clubbing heyday, Harry buys a club and asks Kate to be the DJ, while Beatrice and Eugenie work the door. |
July 12, 2017 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The third instalment of the comedy soap opera about the royal family. Kate is reluctant to join a royal pheasant shoot at Sandringham, but Wills warns if she’s ever going to fit into the family she’d better kill something. Harry seeks revenge on Johnny for cheating him out of his nightclub. Wills stumbles upon his father’s identical twin brother Chuck, kept prisoner in the attic for 68 years following a mix-up that was supposed to see Charles locked away. Charles’s twin is the rightful heir, and seems like he’d make a wonderful king, but which version of Charles will the family choose? |
July 19, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 The government calls on the royal family to cheer up a divided nation. But while the younger royals are keen to do their bit, the older generation goes on strike. Meanwhile, Camilla is plotting to stir up resentment, Beatrice and Eugenie launch a new business venture, and Wills seeks words of wisdom from the spirit of Queen Victoria. |
February 25, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 When Charles and Camilla visit the Middletons, the simmering tensions threaten to turn violent. Fergie and the girls go to Glastonbury. And Meghan catches Harry in a compromising position with Pippa. |
March 3, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Charles vows to prove he's not a crank. Wills wants his Duke of Edinburgh award. And Meghan realises Kate's been replaced by a robot - but who is the real duchess? |
March 10, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 6, 2016 |
| Last aired | March 31, 2020 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |