Fans of Catherine Tate can hardly contain their excitement as the 53-year-old’s latest comedy offering, Queen of Oz, hits our screens. In the new series Catherine, who is also one of the show’s writers, plays a fictional member of the British Royal Family who is sent to rule over Australia.
Catherine’s new series comes at a busy time for the actress and comedy star. Later this year she’ll reprise the role of Donna Noble in a series of special episodes for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary opposite David Tennant - read more about that here.
Over the years Catherine has made a name for herself in other shows too, such as The Catherine Tate Show, Big School and last year’s Hard Cell on Netflix. Will you be watching Queen of Oz? Let us know in the comments.
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But who is in the cast of Queen of Oz, what’s the plot and how can you watch? Here’s everything you need to know. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
Queen of Oz full cast list
The cast list for the new series is as follows:
Catherine Tate as Princess/Queen Georgiana
Robert Coleby as Private Secretary Bernard
Niky Wardley as Lady In Waiting Anabel
Anthony Brandon Wong as Master of the Household Weiwei
Rob Collins as Head of Security Officer Marc Kemarre
William McKenna as Personal Assistant Matthew
Jenna Owen as Director of Communications Zoe
Daniel Lapaine as Georgiana's brother, Prince Frederick
David Roberts as media magnate Richard Steele
Rachel Gordon as Australian Prime Minister Rebecca Stewart
Rodger Corser as Teddy
What is the plot of Queen of Oz?
The official synopsis for the series reads: “Princess Georgiana (Georgie) is the ‘spare to the British throne’ but her party girl lifestyle and constant public scandals threaten the monarchy's future.
“In an effort to get her as far away from London as possible, and at the same time, hoping to prevent Australia from leaving the Commonwealth, Georgie's parents send her off to Australia to become their Queen, along with her new staff - director of communications Zoe, private secretary Bernard, head of security Marc, personal assistant Matthew, lady in waiting Anabel, and master of the household, Weiwei.”
How can you watch Queen of Oz?
All six episodes of Queen of Oz are now available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Alternatively, the series will be airing weekly with the first episode airing at 9.30pm on BBC One on Friday, June 16.
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