When Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert dies, she finds solace in her trusted servant, Mr. John Brown. But their relationship also brings scandal and turmoil to the monarchy.
Acting
Judi Dench's Oscar-nominated iceberg of a performance
Writing
Dialogue that stings while curtsying
Costume
Mourning blacks so heavy they have gravity
Director
John Madden
Judi Dench
Queen Victoria
Billy Connolly
John Brown
Geoffrey Palmer
Henry Ponsonby
Antony Sher
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli
Gerard Butler
Archie Brown
Richard Pasco
Doctor Jenner
David Westhead
Prince of Wales (Bertie)
Georgie Glen
Lady Churchill
Sara Stewart
Princess Alexandra
Finty Williams
Princess Helena
Oliver Ford Davies
Dean of Windsor
Delia Lindsay
Society Lady
Hattie Ladbury
Princess Alice
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Billy Connolly was so nervous about acting opposite Judi Dench that he got spectacularly drunk the night before their first scene together.
The real 'Mrs. Brown' scandal was so notorious that Victoria's children destroyed most correspondence between them; this film had to fill gaps with educated speculation.
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