On her deathbed, Queen Victoria assures Disraeli that 'the next century coming up will be an absolute treat', but a disturbing wind of change blowing through Europe threatens to alter the world for ever, and when Archduke Franz Ferdinand decides to holiday in Sarajevo it becomes clear that the First World War is on its way.
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Series 1 Episode 1 Death of A Queen
On her deathbed, Queen Victoria assures Disraeli that 'the next century coming up will be an absolute treat', but a…
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Series 1 Episode 2 The Russian
The year is 1917, and the comedy continues in this major retrospective of the century. Lenin has just made the…
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Series 1 Episode 3 The Edward and Mrs Simpson Story
Show-business legend Desmond Olivier Dingle and his assistant Raymond travel to New York to bring us a great comic love…
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Series 1 Episode 4 The Cuban Missile Crisis
In the fourth instalment of this unique and comic retrospective of the last century, Desmond Oliver Dingle and Raymond…
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Series 1 Episode 5 Man on the Moon
This thrilling episode of the epic comedy series reveals the true story behind the crowning achievement of the space…
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Series 1 Episode 6 Impeachment of a President
This final chapter in this comic history of the century concerns a scandal that shocked the world - the Bill Clinton…
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