5 Greenlights Woodcut Media’s The Three Kings of 1936

The documentary special The Three Kings of 1936, from Woodcut Media, was greenlit by 5 and is set to premiere on March 7.

“We tried to capture just how shocking the events of 1936 must have been,” said Jonathan Mayo, series producer. “The British public were used to their monarchs reigning for decades—and then they had three in one year! Our interview with David Suchet is especially powerful–he acts out how his grandfather Jimmy took the clandestine photographs of the King—it’s a special performance just for us that makes 1936 seem very close and very real.”

Working alongside Mayo is executive producer Kate Beal.

The Three Kings of 1936 marks the 90th anniversary of one of the most turbulent years in the history of the British monarchy. The film explores the whirlwind of events of 1936, starting with the death of George V in January, to his son Edward VIII taking the throne, his abdication in December and his younger brother, George VI, succeeding him. All this was against the backdrop of the gathering storm of war in Europe and unrest on the streets of Britain.