''Looking for Victoria'' was a 2-hour television docudrama on the life of

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...

, presented by

Prunella Scales Prunella Margaret Rumney West Scales (''née'' Illingworth; born 22 June 1932) is an English retired actress. She portrayed Sybil Fawlty, the bossy wife of Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), in the BBC comedy ''Fawlty Towers'' and Queen Elizabeth ...

and showing Scales' research for her one-woman show ''An Evening with Queen Victoria''. It was directed by Louise Osmond and narrated by Geoffrey Palmer, whilst its cast included Charlie Hayes as the young Victoria, Tom Allen as the young Prince Albert,

Andrew Sachs Andreas Siegfried Sachs (7 April 1930 – 23 November 2016), known professionally as Andrew Sachs, was a German-born British actor. He made his name on British television and found his greatest fame for his portrayal of the comical Spanish waite ...

Benjamin Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881) was a British statesman, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He played a ...

, Timothy West as Thomas Creevey, Timothy Walker as Wilfred Scawen Blunt, Richenda Carey as Lady Wharnecliffe, David Ryall as

Henry James Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the ...

, Charles Dance as Charles Greville and Geoffrey Bayldon as Henry Ponsonby. Filming locations included Syon House.

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* BBC television docudramas 2003 television films 2003 films Depictions of Queen Victoria on television BBC television documentaries about history during the 18th and 19th centuries Cultural depictions of Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 2000s British films {{BBC-documentary-tv-prog-stub