Episode
The Crown: The Balmoral Test
Overview
Margaret Thatcher visits Balmoral but has trouble fitting in with the royal family, while Charles finds himself torn between his heart and family duty.
Details
- Series
- The Crown
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2020-11-15
- Runtime
- 57 min
Episode context
The Balmoral Test is Episode 2 in Season 4 of The Crown. It aired on 2020-11-15. The runtime is 57 min.
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Episode 1: Gold Stick
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.
Episode 3: Fairytale
After Charles proposes, Diana moves into Buckingham Palace and finds her life filled with princess training, loneliness — and Camilla Parker Bowles.
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Episode 4: Favourites
While Margaret Thatcher struggles with the disappearance of her favorite child, Elizabeth reexamines her relationships with her four children.
Episode 5: Fagan
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Episode 6: Terra Nullius
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Episode 7: The Hereditary Principle
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Episode 8: 48:1
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Episode 9: Avalanche
Charles is caught in a deadly avalanche, prompting both him and Diana to reevaluate their commitment to their troubled marriage.
Episode 10: War
Amid a growing challenge to her power, Thatcher fights for her position. Charles grows more determined to separate from Diana as their marriage unravels.