PBS Masterpiece to Adapt King Charles III for TV

According to Deadline, Mike Bartlett and Rupert Goold will team up again to adapt King Charles III for PBS Masterpiece:



http://deadline.com/2016/07/masterpice-king-charles-iii-adaptation-franchise-post-downton-abbey-tca-1201794521/



I thought the play was fantastic and I'm excited to see it endure in a different medium. Thoughts?

Great!! Probably the most underrated show of last season.

Agreed! It will be really interesting to see how the iambic pentameter translates to TV.

Casting has been announced. Tim Pigott-Smith, Oliver Chris, Richard Goulding, and Margot Leicester will be reprising their roles in the film.
http://deadline.com/2016/11/charlotte-riley-to-play-kate-middleton-king-charles-iii-bbc-masterpiece-1201850615/

A not completely unrelated question: I'm watching THE CROWN on Netflix and just finished the episode where the Princess Elizabeth is told she may choose the name she will use as queen. Her father and uncle both chose new names as their "monarch" names (i.e., her father was named Andrew, but chose to become King George).

Does CHARLES III address this? Obviously, the play assumes Prince Charles will keep his given name if and when he takes the throne. Perhaps it's the new tradition?

^^^^^Thanks. They didn't mention any limitation in THE CROWN. I agree it makes sense that Prince Charles would keep his name; the royals are so much more accessible to the world now and so much better known to all of us because of tabloids and TV. I know popes still do it, but most of us don't know a cardinal until he becomes Pope.

Charles has been a household name for half-a-century--and not just in England.

Wonderful! I loved the cast and the intrigue of the play was surprising and exciting. Looking forward to seeing the TV adaptation.

That Lydia Wilson is not reprising her role as Kate is criminal.

And that was before all the ladies who were nominated for Featured Actress in a Play started performances.

It will be shown on the BBC on May 10. A fitting tribute to Tim Piggott-Smith, who died in April.

Yes, May 10 on the BBC in the UK and May 14 on PBS in the US.

I'm so glad Tim Pigott-Smith's performance was preserved, I absolutely loved this play.