Official stills of Timothy Dalton as Peter Townsend in The Crown
By: Anders Frejdh
Published:
2022-11-18
The first official stills of Timothy Dalton (James Bond in the 1987 film The Living Daylights and 1989's Licence to Kill, both directed by John Glen) as Peter Townsend in the hit television series The Crown has been released by Netflix and he looks great.
Set in 1992, Episode 4 of The Crown Season 5, titled “Annus Horribilis,” tracks a year of strife and turmoil for the royal family: Queen Elizabeth (
Imelda Staunton) watches as, one after another, each of her children’s marriages fall apart. Windsor Castle suffers heartbreaking damage from an accidental fire, and the monarchy’s popularity is at an all-time low. Meanwhile, Princess Margaret (
Lesley Manville) takes a trip into her own past, reconnecting with old flame Peter Townsend (
Timothy Dalton) after decades apart.
Lesley Manville talks about the scenes with Timothy Dalton:
“It felt very right. I think Timothy was extremely good casting.”
Timothy Dalton and Lesley Manville in a scene from The Crown. Copyright © 2022 Netflix. All rights reserved.
Dalton is most known for being the fourth actor to portray Ian Fleming's 007 following Sean Connery, George Lazenby and Roger Moore.
In recent years, he's portrayed Niles Caulder/Chief in the HBO Max series
Doom Patrol (2019-2021), and was the voice of Lord Demanitus on the Disney Channel series
Tangled (2019-2020). He's also known as the voice of Mr. Pricklepants in the
Toy Story franchise.
Timothy Dalton and Lesley Manville in another scene from The Crown. Copyright © 2022 Netflix. All rights reserved.
For more information about Welsh-born actor Timothy Dalton, check out his IMDB profile.
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