Channel 4’s new royal flick Prince Andrew The Musical was always going to get people talking – but it’s left some viewers fuming.
The tongue-in-cheek spoof which aired on Thursday (December 29) is an hour-long musical satire of Prince Andrew’s controversies and “very public fall from grace”.
The show covered it all, from the Duke of York’s relationship with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson to his car crash Newsnight interview, his friendship with convicted late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and his infamous child sex abuse scandal.
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The all-singing, all-dancing musical has divided viewers on Twitter, with some complaining that it was in bad taste and others finding it funny.
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One viewer fumed: “I’m sorry but this @Channel4 musical about #PrinceAndrew is disgusting. I don’t get how it’s funny?”
A second said: “Surely I can’t be the only person who thinks this is in poor taste?”
A third commented: “There’s reeeeaaally a #princeandrewthemusical show on right now? #channel4 are you kidding?
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“Even as a joke/satire, come on. No one wants to see anything about him on TV.”
But others clearly enjoyed it, with one tweeting: “This is hilarious. No doubt the snowflakes will be up in arms rather than see it as being a P***TAKE.”
A second commented: “So I’ve just stumbled across #princeandrewthemusical… I am obsessed, so so good.”
How Europe Stole My Mum actor Kieran Hodgson, who played the Prince, said: “The story of Prince Andrew is tragedy and farce rolled into one, so why not add musical for good measure?
(Image: Rob Parfitt / Channel 4)
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“Some might find the prospect of writing and performing their first TV musical a tad daunting. Not me. I found it completely terrifying.
“But we’ve pulled out all the stops, put every penny on screen and let rip at an institution that would perhaps prefer us to forget about all this. Also, I’m on a trampoline for a bit. Enjoy, world!”
It also stars Taskmaster star Munya Chawawa as Prince Charles (as was) and Murder In Successville’s Jenny Bede as Sarah Ferguson.
Comic Joe Wilkinson plauys a newspaper vendor and Harry Enfield plays former PMTony Blair, and Drag Race UK star Baga Chipz takes on Margaret Thatcher.
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