The comedian’s highly watchable series about a booze-addled monarch who’s sent away to rule Australia proves one thing – she really excels at playing borderline sociopaths
Princess Georgiana is a hard-partying, red-headed spare to the throne of England whose unbecoming antics are catnip to the tabloids. Her co-creator (with Borga Dorter), Catherine Tate, assures us that she is not based on anyone in particular.
When the princess projectile-vomits over a child monarchist during a school visit while profoundly hungover, the king and queen (who, unlike the rest of us, naturally feel that this is not the deserved fate of any child monarchist) decide they’ve finally had enough of their wayward offspring. They vacate the throne of Australia so that she can be sent there as punishment – a last shot at redemption for “the pisspot princess”.
Queen of Oz aired on BBC Two and is available on BBC iPlayer.
