Network: BBC America
Episodes: 15 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 — February 8, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Ed Gamble, Jason Hazeley, Amy Hoggart, Samantha Martin, Joel Morris, Seamus Murphy-Mitchell, Tom Neenan, Piers Torday, and Gemma Whelan.
TV show description:
BBC America’s first original comedy follows the journey of aristocratic brother and sister Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy (Amy Hoggart) Carlton as they fulfill their father’s dying wish and embark on a Royal tour of the USA.
Fiftieth and fifty-first in line to the British throne, the naïve pair travel across the Land of the Free, expanding their horizons by meeting real Americans, learning about the culture and giving something back.
Following the tragic shooting accident which killed their father, Georgie is struggling to cope with the responsibility of looking after the family estate. He is duty bound to be the best ambassador possible for the British people and become the man his father never thought he would be.
Poppy, on the other hand, has high hopes for finding fame and sees this trip as an opportunity to launch her profile and possible career, whatever that may be.
Narrated by Gemma Whelan, this mockumentary is a parody of fly on the wall TV — using the improvisational skills of its two stars to dupe unsuspecting members of the public while giving us an insight into their lives.
Episode #18 — Holiday
Poppy and Georgie learn about American holidays; giving a speech at a Thanksgiving parade and eating dinner with a host family.
First aired: February 8, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the Almost Royal TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a third season?
It was very entertaining. It should have been renewed for a third season.
I came to really like this goofy show. I think it should be renewed.
However, the writers may have to work.hard to come up with imaginative plots and settings.
I REALLY enjoy this show a lot. I’d miss Poppy & Georgie if they were cancelled. It is a VERY funny show and the above mentioned are BOTH worth watching. They do an excellent job and are BOTH believable on the shows.
I really enjoy this show, it’s kind of silly, but Poppy and Georgie are so realistic and believable character’s. I would REALLY miss this show if cancelled.
I think their improvisation is very funny and the premise of a Mockumentary is brilliant.