British series about the role of women in power against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses - an exciting, action spectacular, filmed novel by Philippa Gregory, "The War of cousins." "The White Queen" embodies the best of everything that happens in the drama based on historical events.

Dress instead of armor

At the center of the story of three women: Elizabeth Woodville (Rebecca Ferguson), Margaret Beaufort (Amanda Hale), and Anne Neville (Faye Mars), each of which tends to power. The action begins in 1464 when, after nine years of struggle for the throne of England, Edward gets his IV (Max Irons) of the House of York. Edward young and impetuous, he and his action is always a sure Counselor - Lord Warwick (James Frain). However, Warwick can not prevent the king to marry the widow of the highest origin - Elizabeth Woodville related to the House of Lancaster - his opponents. Elizabeth is quite clever and cunning woman, unwilling to listen to Lord Warwick, and has a huge influence on the king.

Counsellor, not accustomed to losing, used in the fight against their daughters Isabel and Anne. Anne wants her husband, Richard became the next king of England. However, Margaret Beaufort sort of Lancaster, religious and strong woman with a difficult character, aims to build on the throne of his son - Henry Tudor. Interests heroines face, but none of them stick to our goals.

The course on the historical drama

In the "White Queen" is guessed influence of another series - "The Tudors." And it's not how one historical drama is different, and the general manner of construction of the narrative, speakers, frame, work with decorations. Spectators carefully Saw "Tudor" in his time, will look novelty with a slight deja vu. Rebecca Ferguson certainly does not play Anne Boleyn, but the overall supply and approach do not allow to be deceived.

This influence can not be called negative, because "The Tudors" - more than a successful TV series and Wars of the Roses - a fertile ground for the filming of the historical melodrama, which is used by the creators of the series. In the "White King" is all that is inherent in the British film school - slowly, anxious to detail, entertainment that never passes the threshold excess. The series was entrusted to take a proven experienced Director: Colin Teague, James Kent, Jamie Payne. The script for the first season wrote: Emma Frost, Philip Gregory, Malcolm Campbell. Emma Frost, who worked on the "shameless" and "Holocaust" is the main writer of the project and co-producer.

Drama for BBC

The series "The White Queen" is not an original idea to a writer, but only adaptation of Philippa Gregory's historical novel "War of cousins." Gregory is known in the world for another book "Another Boleyn Girl", which was filmed on the same film, which had success. Adaptation is very relative, because no one book is not a novel suggests that the action will take several full season of the series, however, the result of processing of the plot and the narrative of building very successful. In the series, there is no slack, no extra scenes that would distract attention or have served only to stall for time. The action develops evenly to from series to series to maintain audience interest and keep the intrigue. British TV supports high quality products.

"The White Queen" removed by order of the TV channel BBC. The show turned out not cheap, like all historical dramas, so we can expect that it will be renewed for a second season without any problems - built sets to be used in full, in addition to this fact, the results of the ratings at home demonstrates the novelty worthy.

The first season of the project consists of ten episodes, each of which is designed for an hour of airtime. "The White Queen" bright, spectacular show, which reflects the history of Britain, to which all authors are treated with respect and admiration. Film about this drama is not about men, as usual, and the women who choose to remain in the shadow of their husbands, but that they often have to make history. They win the battle, but not on the battlefield, and the power of his mind.

Anna Chizh

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