Episode 4: Favourites

The Crown: The Official Podcast

Netflix

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Devastated by her son Mark going missing in the desert whilst competing in the Paris-Dakar rally, Margaret Thatcher reveals to the Queen that she prefers him to her daughter. Shocked that a mother can have a favourite, the Queen embarks on one-on-one meetings with her four children in a bid to get to know them better, and consider the family legacy she will one day leave behind. In this episode, Edith Bowman talks with Show Runner Peter Morgan, Hair and Make Up Designer Cate Hall, Director Paul Whittington, and the actor who plays Princess Anne, Erin Doherty. The Crown: The Official Podcast is produced by Netflix and Somethin’ Else, in association with Left Bank Pictures.

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0:00.0	The Prime Minister said something interesting today about her son.
0:04.0	This is about his sense of direction.
0:06.0	She described him as her favourite child.
0:09.0	Is that interesting?
0:11.0	The way she said it was, without a quivocation or thought, who would do that?
0:16.0	Openly admit to preferring one child to another, especially twins.
0:19.0	Any honest parent?
0:21.0	What?
0:22.0	Any honest parent would admit to having a favorite.
0:25.0	Who's our favorite?
0:26.0	My favorite or your favorite?
0:28.0	Is it different?
0:29.0	I'd say so, yes.
0:30.0	All right, you first, who's yours?
0:32.0	Am?
0:33.0	You said that alarmingly quickly.
0:35.0	Well, because it didn't require thought.
0:36.0	Philip?
0:37.0	And your favorite is...
0:38.0	I don't know.
0:39.0	A liar.
0:40.0	It's true, I really don't know.
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