Anna Daniels
The second season of The Crown left us in 1977, two years before Thatcher was elected PM. Radio Times speculates the end date will be somewhere around 1990, two years before Charles and Diana separated for good. This means fans will get to watch the show go from their meeting, to their wedding, to their parenthood, to the inevitable breakdown of their marriage in a single season. Bring tissues.
O’Connor himself has warned that things are about to get much more difficult for Charles in the upcoming season. “Well, it’s the Diana years, so we know that period so well,” the actor said. “And in terms of Charles himself, if series three was to make people feel empathy and sorry for him, I guess we’re going to pull the rug from under him in the next series.”
That time period also covers the entirety of Thatcher’s time as Prime Minister. Fans can expect her relationship with Queen Elizabeth to be pivotal to season four of the show, and they weren’t always exactly the best of friends. Thatcher’s time in office saw some trying times for the U.K., including having to deal with Apartheid in the Commonwealth country South Africa, a massive miner’s strike in the mid-80s, and the Falklands War, among other things.
It’s possible that the fourth season might bring US President Ronald Reagan into The Crown to portray his relationship with the Queen. Considering we’ve seen a number of previous presidents from across the pond so far in the show, it would make perfect sense to have their relationship play a part in season 4 — but we’ll have to wait for an official announcement to know for sure.
Written by: Looper
