"After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall), the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle. Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING'S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch's quest to find his voice." - Lit

I hear the film is pretty good! But I still think a film of why he became King and why his brother had to "really" abdicate would be far more interesting. Note that after Edward VIII abdicated, he had no chrildren, I think that speaks volumes. - Halil

Excellent movie ... Geoffrey Rush played brilliantly ... loved it // Agree with Halil, that would have been interesting ... :-) - Sepi ⌘ سپی

Sepi, I think he's a very good actor too, I haven't seen all his films, but I haven't seen a bad one yet. I can't wait to watch this one now. - Halil

Halil, he plays a great character and you just love him immediately ... :-) - Sepi ⌘ سپی

The role was excellently acted and I couldn't help but feel for him in his struggles. It portrays him as a man battling to accept himself as worthy of the king's position. - Lit

Halil and Sepi, if you're interested in a movie that focuses just on Edward's abdication, may I recommend "Edward & Mrs. Simpson"? (http://www.imdb.com/title...) - Stephen Mack

The series was produced and aired during the Duchess of Windsor's lifetime and though becoming increasingly ill, it is reported she found the series to be a gross invasion of her privacy. Her requests to be sent a copy of the script were apparently ignored and she received an amount of correspondence from people who said they would not watch the series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... ~ Note the this info comes from an extremely interesting source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... It would seem that the Duke and Duchess at least on some level had closer links/friendships with people sympathetic to a certain type of politics, like Oswald Mosley and Adolph Hitler than one might of thought! I suspect this is the real reason he was encouraged to abdicate, as he was far too sympathetic to Hitler. Fascinating. - Halil

hmm...interesting - Lit

I've visited Capel Manor only two times but a very long time ago, and in the main foyer there was a plaque which my friend and I found most fascinating, I can't remember the exact wording, but it clearly mentioned that the patron of the college was the Duchess of Devonshire. Upon reading more about the Mitford sisters on wikipedia and an old news item by Independent, the youngest sister Deborah, married Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire. So it got me thinking, is this the same Duchess? It had to be because of the dates, a little quick Googling and hunting news items, finally found this very recent local news report. Enjoy. ~ Duchess of Devonshire says Capel Manor College has been an "education" http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news... ~ Capel Manor is a horticultural further education college based in Bulls Cross, Enfield, London, United Kingdom. The college grounds double as a garden open to the public for most of the year, with a variety of events occurring, including Bushcraft, Lambing Weekends, Herts Heavy Horse Shows and Leatherwork and Garden Festivals. The grounds cover over 30 hectares (74 acres). The students at the college tend the gardens as part of their programme of study. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Halil

Halil, that subject has already been covered in film several times over for BBC - Melanie Reed

You mean about Deborah, the Duchess of Devonshire? I didn't know that. Edit: I'm guessing you mean the abdication? I was still in the Duchess zone, but they haven't shown anything for years on the subject, that's why I mention it. And if the BBC did do it, I doubt it was very probing, after all we are talking about the Queen's uncle! - Halil

Most of the problems the current royals stem from the fact that Bertie and Elizabeth never expected (and did not want) to be the King and Queen. She was not a royal princess which was the standard protocol for getting married to a royal back then. That said, both George V and his wife, May did not hold out high hopes for their son Edward and were fairly open about inside the family. George V remarked that he saw the future in his young granddaughter at the time, Elizabeth. When they did ascend to the thrown, the Windsors became known amongst themselves as "Us four": Bertie, Elizabeth, Elizabeth (daughter) and Margret. The King from that moment on, determined never to leave Elizabeth out of any important discussion so that she would not feel as unprepared as he did when he ascended the thrown. At a very early age, and superseding even her mother's privileged confidence with the King, she was often shown the contents of the state boxes. - Melanie Reed

Yes, Halil, the abdication. It was fairly accurate. Although if you delve into the biographies, you will get a bit more of the seamy side of most of it. It certainly was not the romanticized version sold to the nation through the famous radio speech "For the woman I love". The Windsors were quite vehement in their feelings towards their son and the infamous "Duchess of Windsor" and from all accounts including their unwise choice of dinner partners and visits, it seemed warranted. - Melanie Reed