We spoke w/ LesleyManville about portraying Princess Margaret on TheCrown Season 5 and the emotional season ahead. She also discusses 'The Crown's exceptional cast and crew and seeing the Royal family through a personal lens.
As Netflix’s acclaimed drama series The Crown heads into its fifth season, the narrative is falling on darker times as the Royal family moves into the ‘90s. Inspired by true events, showrunner Peter Morgan’s controversial depiction of Queen Elizabeth II’s ascension to power has intrigued audiences since its streaming premiere in 2016 with political dissension, romance, and luxury. In the series, the award-winning cast is constantly rotating as the decades progress.
LESLEY MANVILLE: Good. Well, listen, fingers crossed because I didn't sign up to be in a turkey. Let's face it. And then of course, on top of that, not only do we have amazing sets that the design team build, but sometimes we film in these extraordinary stately homes. And you are acting, and there's a real Rubens on the wall behind you. It's very, very, very, very brilliantly done. I always thought that watching it. The shots, they just do it so well. So obviously you then kind of think, "Right, I really mustn't let the side down.
The other part of your question is that as actors, and I do a lot of theater work, you are always playing parts that other actors have played. I'm always pleased if I've never seen another actor do it because it can feed into you in a subliminal way that you maybe don't want it to. What's the point?
MANVILLE: Well, I don't know that it's changed me, but it's obvious that, of course, we look at these people through a very public lens. That's our normal view of them, and through world events and British events. But of course, they're far more complex than that. We are all unbelievably complicated human beings.
I know that you guys are filming the final season right now. What has it been like? Can you just talk about what it's been like filming the final season?
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