Fans have been glued to Netflix as the latest Bridgerton instalment has hit the streaming service. The prequel, created by Shonda Rhimes, drew 148.28 million hours of viewing worldwide in the four days after its May 4 premiere, according to Netflix’s internal measurement.
It focuses on the monarch's rise to power and prominence in her early days of reigning as the Queen of the United Kingdom. The show consists of past and present plotlines interwoven to tell her story. The one in present Bridgerton is set in 1817 and follows the aftermath of the death of the royal heir, Princess Charlotte.
While grieving, the Queen — played by Golda Rosheuvel — pressures her children to marry and produce another royal heir. The other storyline — set even before that in 1761 — tells of the marriage between a young Queen Charlotte — played by India Ria Amarteifio — and King George III.
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The series has also been hailed a huge success on reviewing site Rotten Tomatoes. Viewers gave the epic love story an impressive 93 per cent. And among the stars appearing in the runaway success drama are a few Bristol celebrities.
Adjoa Andoh
Adjoa Andoh plays the role of Lady Agatha Danbury and she was born in Clifton but grew up in Wickwar in Gloucestershire, where her family moved after her father got a job with British Aerospace. Her mother was English and worked as a teacher, while her father had been a journalist and musician from Ghana.
Adjoa attended Katharine Lady Berkeley's School near Wotton-under-Edge and then began studying law at Bristol Polytechnic (now the University of the West of England), however she left after two years to pursue an acting career.
Cyril Nri
Actor and director Cyril Nri portrays the aged Lord Danbury in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, the much older husband to the young Agatha Danbury (Arsena Thomas). He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before joining The Royal Shakespeare Company. Among his most prominent television roles are The Cipher, Devils on Sky and Law & Order: UK.
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