The Crown
Season 4
10 listed hours · 2016–2023 · Netflix
From the desk
How this season is filed
Peter Morgan's royal serial as a wardrobe argument: Claire Foy's steel, Olivia Colman's hush, Imelda Staunton's weight — and the Diana years the carpet still treats as a live wire.
TV Flash files Season 4 of The Crown (2016–2023) on Netflix as a mid listed season (4; 4 of 6) — 10 listed hours, 2020-11-15 from “Gold Stick” (S04E01) to “War” (S04E10). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S04E03 Fairytale
Diana's entrance as a global fitting. The fairytale is a press strategy with a veil.
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S04E01 Gold Stick
As Elizabeth welcomes Britain's first woman prime minister and Charles meets a young Diana Spencer, an IRA attack brings tragedy to the royal family.
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S04E02 The Balmoral Test
Margaret Thatcher visits Balmoral but has trouble fitting in with the royal family, while Charles finds himself torn between his heart and family duty.
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S04E03 Fairytale
After Charles proposes, Diana moves into Buckingham Palace and finds her life filled with princess training, loneliness — and Camilla Parker Bowles.
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S04E04 Favourites
While Margaret Thatcher struggles with the disappearance of her favorite child, Elizabeth reexamines her relationships with her four children.
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S04E05 Fagan
As Thatcher's policies create rising unemployment, a desperate man breaks into the palace, where he finds Elizabeth's bedroom and awakens her for a talk.
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S04E06 Terra Nullius
On a tour of Australia, Diana struggles to balance motherhood with her royal duties while both she and Charles cope with their marriage difficulties.
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S04E07 The Hereditary Principle
Grappling with mental health issues, Margaret seeks help and discovers an appalling secret about estranged relatives of the royal family.
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S04E08 48:1
As many nations condemn apartheid in South Africa, tension mounts between Thatcher and Elizabeth over their clashing opinions on applying sanctions.
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S04E09 Avalanche
Charles is caught in a deadly avalanche, prompting both him and Diana to reevaluate their commitment to their troubled marriage.
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S04E10 War
Amid a growing challenge to her power, Thatcher fights for her position. Charles grows more determined to separate from Diana as their marriage unravels.
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