Serving Elizabeth

IN THE SCRIPT OF HISTORY, WHO GETS A SPEAKING ROLE? In Kenya in 1952, Mercy, a restaurant proprietor, is hired to cater the impending visit of Princess Elizabeth, soon to be Queen. In 2015, another story unfolds in London, England, where a young Kenyan-born Canadian, Tia, is working as an intern on a TV drama series about the British royal family – while also pursuing a writing project of her own. These parallel narratives seem only coincidentally connected – until a surprising twist reveals a deeper relationship between the two. Audiences are certain to enjoy this ingenious contemporary drama that keeps us guessing as it explores issues of colonialism, nationalism and the question of who gets to have a voice. Streaming until June 14, 2026

2023
1h : 47m

English (Canada)

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Cast

Sean Arbuckle

Talbot, an envoy to Princess Elizabeth (1952); Maurice, an English writer (2015); Man, a character from a romantic comedy (2015)

Arlene Duncan

Mercy, runs a restaurant in Nyeri, Kenya (1952); Patricia, a casting director in London, UK (2015)

Carmen Grant

Montague, a driver and assistant to Talbot (1952); Steven, an English actor (2015)

Virgilia Griffith

Faith, Mercy’s daughter (1952); Tia, a Canadian film student in London, UK (2015)

Sara Topham

HRH Princess Elizabeth (1952); Robin, a production manager in London, UK (2015); Ashley, an actor (2015); Woman, a character in a romantic comedy (2015)