Diana: Her True Story (film)

Diana: Her True Story
Genre	Biography Drama
Written by	Andrew Morton
Directed by	Kevin Connor
Starring	Serena Scott Thomas David Threlfall
Theme music composer	Ken Thorne
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer	Martin Poll
Producers	Hugh Harlow Shirley Mellner Andrew Morton
Cinematography	Douglas Milsome
Editors	Barry Peters Brian Smedley-Aston
Running time	180 minutes
Production company	Martin Poll Productions
Original release
Network	Sky One
Release	14 February (1993-02-14) – 16 February 1993 (1993-02-16)

Diana: Her True Story is a 1993 biographical drama television film based on the life of Diana, Princess of Wales. It is based on the book of the same name by Andrew Morton, who also served as screenwriter and producer of the adaptation.

Cast

Starring

• Serena Scott Thomas as Princess Diana
• David Threlfall as Prince Charles

Also starring

• Elizabeth Garvie as Camilla Parker Bowles
• Donald Douglas as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Jemma Redgrave as Carolyn Bartholomew
• Jeremy Child as Alfred Drake-Kinney
• William Franklyn as Lord Mountbatten
• Jean Anderson as Lady Fermoy
• Anne Stallybrass as Queen Elizabeth II

Co-starring

• Belle Connor as Diana Spencer (age 6)
• Tracy Hardwick as Sarah Ferguson
• Aletta Lawson as Princess Anne
• Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy as Jane Spencer
• Helen Masters as Sarah Spencer
• Gabrielle Blunt as The Queen Mother
• Christopher Bowen as James Gilbey
• Robert Reynolds as Sergeant Mannakee
• Rowland Davies as Earl Spencer
• Adam Blackwood as Christopher
• Alan Shearman as Reporter 1
• David Ryall as Reporter 2

Featuring

• Jeffrey Harmer as Prince Andrew
• Robin Hart
• Anthony Calf
• Georgia Reece
• Harvey Ashby
• Nicholas Bastian
• Barclay Wright
• John Vine
• Tessa Shaw as Countess Spencer

Competition

The American ABC network was quicker off the mark, and soon after Morton's book Diana: Her True Story ^{[1] [2]} was published in May 1992, the television movie Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After went into production, and aired for the first time in December 1992. ^[3]

References

1. Morton, Andrew (1992). Diana: Her True Story. Pocket Books. ISBN   978-0-671-79878-9 . Retrieved 14 November 2022.
2. Morton, Andrew (1 October 2013). Diana: In Pursuit of Love. Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN   978-1-78243-105-3.
3. "1992: ABC PRESENTS 'CHARLES AND DIANA: UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER'". tvworthwatching.com. 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

External links

• Diana: Her True Story at IMDb