Victoria

Shades of Downton Abbey. Something of a caricature of historical accuracy I'll wager.

Enjoying it so far 

And the lovely Jenna Coleman what more could one want!!! I don't know how historically accurate it is but it is a drama based on history so there is some leeway. I am waiting for her to meet Prince Albert.

David

If you watched Versailles they had a couple of historians on for the last 10 mins discussing the accuracy of the history. I thought the main theme in the first episode was pretty accurate. Pity the same wasn't done with Victoria. The sidelines are, I assume, embelishments.

peedee

I'm also enjoying Victoria played by Jenna Coleman..but I do find the contact lenses that she's wearing alittle creepy like she's dead behind the eyes!!!!!!! We discussed this at work but no one seem to notice the contacts.. so it seems its just me...is it just me?

Yep -just you

Re the sub plots my understanding is Victoria did indeed "sort out" her mother who had been very controlling including the sleeping in the same room. Not sure the relationship with the pm was quite so intense however.

Doh !!!!!

Looks like it could be a bit of arm-wrestling to decide whether it's drooling over Victoria or Poldark. 

Poldark will win in our house  Vicky will have to wait.