Episode
The Crown: Gunpowder
Overview
The Queen spends quality time with Prince William. On Guy Fawkes Night, fireworks make for a perfect distraction from Diana's BBC interview.
Details
- Series
- The Crown
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2022-11-09
- Runtime
- 56 min
Episode context
Gunpowder is Episode 8 in Season 5 of The Crown. It aired on 2022-11-09. The runtime is 56 min.
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