# King Charles III (open spoilers)

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**Created:** [May 15, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-charles-iii-open-spoilers/786613 "2017-05-15T00:19:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-charles-iii-open-spoilers/786613/1 "2017-05-15T00:19:06Z")

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The telefilm of Rupert Goold’s blank verse play about the accession of the new king and the constitutional crisis he immediately causes is airing on PBS Masterpiece tonight (it premiered Wednesday night in the UK on BBC Two).

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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2017, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-charles-iii-open-spoilers/786613/2 "2017-05-15T02:40:02Z")

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Very entertaining. Of course it’s widely implausible & unrealistic, but it works great as a modern Shakespearian play.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2017, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-charles-iii-open-spoilers/786613/3 "2017-05-15T12:13:50Z")

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Fascinating bit of speculation. The blank verse gave it a real Shakespearian tone, though I wonder how Kate may feel being cast as Lady Macbeth.

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**Author:** ![Arkcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/king-charles-iii-open-spoilers/786613/4 "2019-03-26T13:06:44Z")

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I just caught a re-run on PBS. And yes, very entertaining. On many levels – the story, the verses, the non-verbal acting.

> [@alphaboi867](#):
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> Very entertaining. Of course it’s widely implausible & unrealistic, but it works great as a modern Shakespearian play.

Well, hopelessly dated with relation to current events. However, its years too late to be useful here on the SDMB to address the many …“But what if the monarch of England does …” threads. Pretty cool when he strides on in, tho.