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Isobel Frodsham

The Crown: Netflix to make first episode of Olivia Colman-led series free to watch for a month

Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II in season 3 of The Crown (Picture: PA)

Olivia Colman’s debut as the Queen in The Crown will be made free to watch for nearly a month.

Netflix users in the UK and Ireland will be able to stream the first episode of the third series even if they do not have a Netflix membership, from Sunday, November 17.

The free trial will run until Sunday, December 15.

A spokesman for Netflix said: “The Crown has become a globally renowned British success story since it first launched on Netflix three years ago.

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“We want to give as many people as possible a flavour of the great content Netflix is creating here in the UK, by offering the first instalment of the new series without signing up."

Helena Bonham Carter and Tobias Menzies also star in the new series.

The third season will cover 1964 to 1977, ending at the time of the Silver Jubilee, and will cover moments in history such as Harold Wilson’s time as Prime Minister, the Aberfan disaster and the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Royalty: Josh O'Connor as the Prince of Wales and Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II (PA)

The Crown was the first global Netflix original show to be produced and filmed in the UK.

Netflix has since worked on more than 40 other UK productions.

With reporting by Press Association.

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