Episode
The Crown: Gold Stick
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Crown
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2020-11-15
- Runtime
- 54 min
Episode context
Gold Stick is Episode 1 in Season 4 of The Crown. It aired on 2020-11-15. The runtime is 54 min.
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