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The Crown – Season 5, Episode 5 The Way Ahead

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Faced with the fallout of an intercepted call with Camilla and the consequent kickback to his marriage, Prince Charles must navigate a scandal.
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The Crown — Season 5, Episode 5

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Cast & Crew

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Peter Morgan

Creator

Imelda Staunton

Queen Elizabeth II

Jonathan Pryce

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Lesley Manville

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

Dominic West

Prince Charles

Elizabeth Debicki

Diana, Princess of Wales
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Lauren Chval AV Club 11/15/2022
A-
After setting up the dominoes of the War of the Waleses for almost half a season, The Crown has finally gotten to the good stuff. Go to Full Review Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) 11/10/2022
3/5
Charles comes out of this episode rather well. Go to Full Review Sandi Rankaduwa New York Magazine/Vulture 11/10/2022
4/5
This episode’s handling of a delicate storyline and West’s willingness to go there (not to mention his ability to pull it off) demonstrates how the actor was a great choice to take over this particular era of Charles after all. Go to Full Review Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez Tom & Lorenzo 11/14/2022
For all the talk about how this show is disrespectful to its subjects, this episode came pretty close to hagiography, depicting Charles’ restlessness for the first time as progressivism rather than privileged petulance. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Faced with the fallout of an intercepted call with Camilla and the consequent kickback to his marriage, Prince Charles must navigate a scandal.
Creator
Peter Morgan
Executive Producer
Peter Morgan, Suzanne Mackie, Andy Harries, Stephen Daldry, Matthew Byam-Shaw, Robert Fox
Screenwriter
Meriel Sheibani-Clare
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Nov 9, 2022
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