SEPTEMBER 2020- Acorn TV Calendar

*All premieres will stream in U.S. and Canada unless otherwise indicated

Monday, September 14, 2020

THE BADNESS OF KING GEORGE IV

George IV's style and taste defined the Regency period, but as Prince Regent and as King, his extravagance and self-indulgence attracted ridicule, derision and hatred. Using an imaginative blend of drama and documentary, this film tells the story of Britain's most unpopular and out-of-touch monarch played by Oliver Ford Davies (Star Wars: Episodes 1 and 2). Using contemporary sources, the program pictures a dying, drug-addled King as he relives key events from his colorful life, haunted by the words of his critics. Robert Glenister (Cold Feet) plays the "Hellbound" (George's word for his critics), who torments him with his failings. (Movie, 2004)