Gold Stick (The Crown)

"**Gold Stick**"
"Gold Stick"
The Crown episode
Episode no.	Season 4; Episode 1
Directed by	Benjamin Caron
Written by	Peter Morgan
Original release date	15 November 2020
Running time	54 minutes
Guest appearances
	Angus Imrie – Prince Edward; Tom Byrne – Prince Andrew; Freddie Fox – Mark Thatcher; Rebecca Humphries – Carol Thatcher; Charles Edwards – Martin Charteris; Richard Goulding – Edward Adeane; Penny Downie – The Duchess of Gloucester; Sam Phillips – Equerry; Isobel Eadie – Lady Sarah Spencer; Letty Thomas – Virginia Pittman; Allegra Marland – Carolyn Pride; Flora Higgins – Anne Bolton; Michael Colgan – IRA Lieutenant; Geoffrey Breton – Mark Phillips; Kevin McNally – Bernard Ingham; Paul Jesson – Sir Geoffrey Howe; Nicholas Day – Jim Prior; Richard Syms – Lord Hailsham; Peter Pacey – Lord Soames; Paul Bigley – John Nott; Don Gallagher – Willie Whitelaw; Guy Siner – Francis Pym; Patrick Toomey – Philip's Private Secretary; Callum Coates – Butler at Althorp; Andrew Piper – Balmoral Master of the Household; Laura Cairns as Balmoral Maid; Ronald Moger as Reporter; Alex Harland – Newsreader; Harriet Benson – Patricia Knatchbull; Valerie Sarruf – Dowager Lady Brabourne; Brandon Whitt – Timothy Knatchbull; Evan Whitt – Nicholas Knatchbull; Mark Carlisle – Lord Brabourne; Patrick McBrearty – Francis McGirl; Mark Brennan – Thomas McMahon; Gerard Ban Lavery – Fisherman; Rob Curling – Showjumping Commentator; David Kerr – Showjumping Judge; Richard Stirling – Showjumping Timekeeper; Roy Sampson – Laurens van der Post; Amy Searles – Kanga; Michael Buerk – Newsreader (voiceover); John Humphrys – Newsreader (voiceover);

"Gold Stick" is the first episode of the fourth series of the historical series, The Crown. It, along with the season in its entirety, was released on 15 November 2020. It was written by series creator and executive producer Peter Morgan, and directed by executive producer Benjamin Caron.

Starring in this episode are returning cast Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II, Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret, Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles, Marion Bailey as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Erin Doherty as Princess Anne, all of whom have reprised their roles from the previous season.

Joining cast members include Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher, Emma Corrin as Lady Diana Spencer and Stephen Boxer as Denis Thatcher. Charles Dance makes his final appearance in this episode as Lord Mountbatten.

For their performances in this episode, Menzies and Dance were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series respectively, with Menzies winning the award.

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