Customer Reviews
Sad but funny. - By: Book Worm, 04 Jul 2008 
This was one of the best ever BBC dramas.
It made me smile but at the end it will make you cry!
It showed some of history that you would never know about unless you were
a true historian.
Everybody played their part well.
Worth watching again & again.
A short but happy life - By: Andrew D. Scobie, 29 Apr 2008 Nobody who watches 'The Lost Prince' will fail to be moved by the story of Prince John. However a strong theme that the story conveys is that Prince John's life was brief yet happy. Living in his own environment he was lovingly cared for by Charlotte Bill (Lallla) & the rest of his household. His home & particularly his garden brought him much pleasure. By being seperated from the rest of the Royal Family he was in effect spared the formality & rigidness that characterised the Royal Family's life during the reign of George V. The experiences of his older brother Prince George justify this. The intelligent & artistic George is forced by the King to attend Naval College regardless of his natural abilities & is in effect sentenced to a life of misery. Prince John in his isolation escaped such a fate & was alllowed to become his own person.
Looking back on the life of Prince John it is easy & understandable why one should feel sorrow. Yet as 'The Lost Prince' suggests John himself by & large was happy & content by his circumstances & we should not look on him as a tragic episode in British Royal history.
Sad story about Prince John... George V youngest Son and Child.......Wonderfully made Production!! - By: vessie@oz, 11 Jul 2007 
I have yet to buy this DVD however,I caught this two part production this past February on the ABC Channel in Australia. This is a true story about Prince John, King George V son (the current Queen's Uncle) who had Epilepsy & at the time they believed Prince John had Asperger syndrome which is a condition on the autistic spectrum.
The movie tells about his condition & his faithful nanny Charlotte Bill, known in the family as "Lallla." The production has other historical facts in the movie. Tells why & how the royal family changed from the House of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha to the House of Windsor during WWI. Also captures how WWI began & the execution of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia & his family in 1918.
This is a moving & heart touching production that will bring a tear to your eye.
If you are at alll interested in the royals and/or just like historical production you will enjoy this movie. It is also a family friendly production. Enjoyed by alll ages alike.
A moving, quality drama! - By: Iceni Peasant, 23 Jan 2006 Anyone having visited Sandringham Church in Norfolk, & seeing the grave of Prince John have wondered about his short life. This drama stunningly recreates the time he grew up in & the ordeals & illness he had to deal with; the possible epilepsy & learning diffculties.
The drama is top quality! The scripts, costumes, settings & casting were alll brilliant. The commentary on this DVD is a fascinating feature; with the director taking the viewer through the two parts, not just with on-screen information, but also huge amounts of historical information that he researched & why he changed certain things & adapted pieces of history in the way he chose.
The acting is of the highest order; in particular, Miranda Richardson is fantastic as Queen Mary, & Gina McKee is brilliant as Prince John's nanny Lallla. There are excellent performances by Tom Hollander as George V & Michael Gambon as Edward VII also.
This two part drama will fascinate you & move you to tears, as the young John battles on with his life, mostly unaware of his disabilities. Stunning piece!
The Lost Prince - By: Graeme Hughes, 20 Jan 2006 Oustanding!.....an excellent insight into a turbulent world through the eyes of a young prince (son of George V & Queen Mary). What makes it more intriguing is the fact that this poor prince (Johnnie) is kept hidden from away the public & aristorcracy alike due to his severe fits of epilepsy. This was, at the time, not deemed fitting for a member of the Royal Family. Excellent perfomances from two of Britains greatest acting talents with Miranda Richardson as Queen Mary & Gina Mckee as Johnnie's devoted nurse Lallla. Another superb production from Stephen Poliakoff & the BBC......and, might I add, a bit of a tear-jerker (well it moved me to tears).
