Kingdom

Kingdom

2007
Kingdom
Kingdom

Kingdom

7.9 | TV-PG | en | Drama

Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for the ITV network. It was created by Simon Wheeler and stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk solicitor who is coping with family, colleagues, and the strange locals who come to him for legal assistance. The series also starred Hermione Norris, Celia Imrie, Karl Davies, Phyllida Law and Tony Slattery. The first series of six one-hour episodes was aired in 2007 and averaged six million viewers per week. Despite a mid-series ratings dip, the executive chairman of ITV praised the programme and ordered a second series, which was filmed in 2007 and broadcast in January and February 2008. Filming on the third series ran from July to September 2008 for broadcast from 7 June 2009. Stephen Fry announced on his blog in October 2009 that ITV was cancelling the series, which was later confirmed by the channel, which said that given tighter budgets, more expensive productions were being cut.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP6  Episode 6
Jul. 12,2009
Episode 6

When a duke starts selling his titles on eBay his estranged brother seeks out Peter to ask for his help - thinking the man is doing it to fund a drug habit. Having previously collapsed after feeling unwell, Peter makes a trip to his doctor for test, resulting in the doctor wanting to run more tests. Gloria, meanwhile, frets about how to tell Peter about the birth certificate she discovered up in the attic... Does it have anything to do with his current state of health?

EP5  Episode 5
Jul. 05,2009
Episode 5

Lyle returns home to Stockport to try and help his mother keep her allotment. When Scott is caught on the school's CCTV playing up he is suspended. Peter attempts to help a local family video their daughter's appearance in a school concert. When Mr Snell gets married everyone is left feeling shocked.

EP4  Episode 4
Jun. 28,2009
Episode 4

Peter finds out who the real father of his niece is. Lyle tries to sort out a depute over some land between some golfers and druids. He also tries to take the next step in his relationship with Emily. Peter tries to help somebody who is being blackmailed.

EP3  Episode 3
Jun. 21,2009
Episode 3

Peter faces a tricky task when he tries to find a middle ground in the minefield of scientific research and animal rights. Nigel and Lyle set out to save an order of nuns from eviction. Beatrice attempts to distract Peter after he questions her about Petra's father.

EP2  Episode 2
Jun. 14,2009
Episode 2

The local sci-fi community are intrigued by some crop circles in the area. A local farmer decides to make some money by charging people to see them.

EP1  Episode 1
Jun. 07,2009
Episode 1

Peter attempts to help an injured Iraq War veteran face his future. Lyle helps an attractive young lady who claims she has been sexually discriminated against by the army. Beatrice has to adjust to being a mother.

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7.9 | TV-PG | en | Drama | More Info
Released: 2007-04-22 | Released Producted By: Parallel Films , Sprout Pictures Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.itv.com/kingdom
Synopsis

Kingdom is a British television series produced by Parallel Film and Television Productions for the ITV network. It was created by Simon Wheeler and stars Stephen Fry as Peter Kingdom, a Norfolk solicitor who is coping with family, colleagues, and the strange locals who come to him for legal assistance. The series also starred Hermione Norris, Celia Imrie, Karl Davies, Phyllida Law and Tony Slattery. The first series of six one-hour episodes was aired in 2007 and averaged six million viewers per week. Despite a mid-series ratings dip, the executive chairman of ITV praised the programme and ordered a second series, which was filmed in 2007 and broadcast in January and February 2008. Filming on the third series ran from July to September 2008 for broadcast from 7 June 2009. Stephen Fry announced on his blog in October 2009 that ITV was cancelling the series, which was later confirmed by the channel, which said that given tighter budgets, more expensive productions were being cut.

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Cast

Stephen Fry , Celia Imrie , Karl Davies

Director

Stephen Fry

Producted By

Parallel Films , Sprout Pictures

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Reviews

purrlgurrl Yes, it's just a fairy tale about a solicitor in a picturesque British market town, his wacky family, and equally eccentric clients and fellow townsmen, but I totally fell in love with it. Sadly, it only ran three years before being canceled for being costly to produce, but at least we have those three years. I recently watched it on Netflix and had a difficult time getting through the last two episodes. I kept pausing the streaming because I didn't want to get to the end of the series. Stephen Fry is simply wonderful as Peter Kingdom, but so is the rest of the cast in their roles as family, colleagues, and clients. This show is such a charmer, you might well fall in love with it too.
Bowsummit You heard it first from Canada......For those of us who have "motored" on to the last episode Or, as we sometimes say in Canada....the last round-up......The question left unanswered is who were Peter's parents.......Few if any clues were provided......And the series was cancelled leaving all of us wondering......Canada is providing an answer........Aunt Auriel is actually Peter's mother....Just an outstanding series....Live on Peter Kingdom !!!! Bowsummit
standard888 I have to agree that if it weren't for Stephen Fry, this would have quickly been on the discard pile. The stories are a rather plain mix of DOC MARTIN and INSPECTOR MORSE, although Peter Kingdom is the antithesis of those two in his gentleness. The cases are not that interesting, really, despite some satisfying resolutions. It's one of Stephen Fry's strengths, actually, that he can carry a show with such weak scripts. The mystery regarding a missing family member was also less than I had hoped, but I was willing to accept it. But when it came down to it, the quirky villagers and incredibly irritating sister made this almost impossible for me to watch; I sped through most every scene with either.
walsh-22 I am still a new viewer to Kingdom, my Dad was the fan of the show and I happened to watch an episode of it and have been hooked ever since.One of the highlights of the show is the brilliant cast headed by the wonderful and hugely talented Stephen Fry (Peter Kingdom). He is the heart of the show with an amazing cast Karl Davies (Lyle, Peter's partner in the law practice), Celia Imrie (Gloria, Peter's secretary), Hermione Norris (Beatrice, Peter's sister), Tony Slattery (Sidney Snell, a client of Peter's), and Phyllida Law (Auriel, Peter's aunt).Another highlight is the beautiful setting of the series, Norfolk is so lovely and it is nice to see a lot more of our lovely countryside that is not always shown in modern series.Although there are some dark elements to it, being that at the start of the series, Peter thought his brother Simon was dead and then later in the second series he was killed off, it is still lighter than other programmes on TV and it is nice to get away from the grittiness of the world and watch a series that is cosy and entertaining. It is not so fluffy that it doesn't cover relevant issues but has the right blend of light and shade to the stories so people are not bogged down by the issues too much. I hope there will be more series of the show as it is a very enjoyable and warm programme to watch.