Victoria (2016): Season 1

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PBS | ITV | Season Premiere Date: January 15, 2017

Summary: The first season of the British TV series follows the young Queen Victoria (Jenna Coleman) from when she takes the crown at 18, dealing with matters of the kingdom with the help of Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (Rufus Sewell) and her eventual marriage to Prince Albert (Tom Hughes).

Genre(s): Drama, Documentary

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Young England
Air Date: October 9, 2016
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S1:E7. Engine of Change
Air Date: October 2, 2016
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S1:E6. The Queen's Husband
Air Date: September 25, 2016

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Verne Gay

Jan 13, 2017

Approach Victoria for what it is--a lavish production with impeccable period details and some impeccable entertainment ones--and you will be pleased. Coleman, who’s wonderful here, assures that anyway. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Jan 13, 2017

Victoria delivers precisely on two of the most essential elements of making historical fiction work: Is the cast--and particularly the lead--a group you want to spend hours with and does the plot move at a brisk, entertaining clip? That's an emphatic "yes" to both. Read full review

Robert Rorke

Jan 11, 2017

Victoria doesn’t have the panache or sweeping majesty of that show ["The Crown"], but it will keep house-bound New Yorkers entertained all winter long. Read full review

Ken Tucker

Jan 13, 2017

This production seems to strive for a cross between Gossip Girl and Downton Abbey, and is thus an amusing trifle. ... Coleman is very good at portraying both sides of the Victoria depicted here: nervous adolescent romantic, and intelligent, wily influencer of government policy. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Jan 13, 2017

If the queen of England isn’t enough drama for you, then something is amiss. Victoria gets close to the gold crown and then backs off. Read full review

Mike Hale

Jan 13, 2017

As palace-bound melodramas go, Victoria is perfectly easy to watch, as long as you don’t mind that it never for a second feels as if you were watching something that could actually have taken place in the mid-19th century. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Jan 13, 2017

Predictable to the bone--and at times maddeningly redundant--Victoria too often feels like a period drama about the making of a period drama, rather than a deep, authentic breath of rarefied air. Read full review

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Ripandread

Feb 1, 2017

"Victoria" cannot compare to "Crown" when it comes to acting and writing, but for a PBS aired series, is isn't that bad. There are some British shows that are slow-moving and drawn out: This is not one of those programs. As a mini-series I give it a "thumbs up." At least it is more"Victoria" cannot compare to "Crown" when it comes to acting and writing, but for a PBS aired series, is isn't that bad. There are some British shows that are slow-moving and drawn out: This is not one of those programs. As a mini-series I give it a "thumbs up." At least it is more entertaining than some of the TV shows Hollywood is turning out today.… Expand

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olimpia

Jan 19, 2017

We have seen so many recreation of young Victoria life and his romance with Albert that it is boring. Making things worse everybody is too good looking for their respective roles.

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Seasons & Episodes

67

Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 13, 2019
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 24, 2019
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 14, 2018
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 15, 2017
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  S1:E8. Young England
  Air Date: October 9, 2016
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  S1:E7. Engine of Change
  Air Date: October 2, 2016
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  S1:E6. The Queen's Husband
  Air Date: September 25, 2016
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  S1:E5. An Ordinary Woman
  Air Date: September 18, 2016
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  S1:E4. The Clockwork Prince
  Air Date: September 11, 2016
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  S1:E3. Brocket Hall
  Air Date: September 4, 2016
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  S1:E2. Ladies in Waiting
  Air Date: August 29, 2016
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  S1:E1. Doll 123
  Air Date: August 28, 2016