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Season 3  "Olding"  3x1

Aired 4 years ago - Nov 17, 2019

The royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill. The United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy.

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Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 1
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But, somehow, Harold Wilson had to inspire the electorate
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You do know, if that man wins today, he'll want us out.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 4
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Nervous exhaustion.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 7
♪ And lady luck played her hand Just right ♪
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 8
Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 9
If I am to say a few words,
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 10
Speaking of enigmas, what do we make of Mr. Wilson?
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 11
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♪ ...fabulous flights ♪
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 17
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♪ Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer ♪
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and an annual trade deficit of £800 million.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 22
and thinking how odd it looked.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 23
But Wilson is neither old nor young,
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Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 26
Is there any food left, or have you eaten it all? Your Majesty.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 27
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 28
Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 29
Sir, the CIA'S Director of Counterintelligence on the phone.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 30
He claims to be a sleeper agent working for the Russians.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 31
and to the cause of freedom.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 32
and it was during this time that I was first approached
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 33
Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 34
What? We can't do that.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 35
We don't have a Russian spy in Downing Street?
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 36
seemed full of hidden intentions, multiple meanings.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 37
The message encoded in the painting is repeated in reality.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 38
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an enemy of this country, to remain free, with his career and reputation intact,
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 41
but that we are able to make sense of it all,
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 42
which turned out to have another person lurking beneath the surface.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 43
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What you see is what you get.
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 46
But doing the... the right thing,
 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 47
but it was rumored to be a senior member of the royal family.
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Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 2
But, somehow, Harold Wilson had to inspire the electorate
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You do know, if that man wins today, he'll want us out.
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Nervous exhaustion.
#6 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 7
♪ And lady luck played her hand Just right ♪
#7 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 8 #8 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 9
If I am to say a few words,
#9 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 10
Speaking of enigmas, what do we make of Mr. Wilson?
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♪ ...fabulous flights ♪
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♪ Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer ♪
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and an annual trade deficit of £800 million.
#21 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 22
and thinking how odd it looked.
#22 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 23
But Wilson is neither old nor young,
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Is there any food left, or have you eaten it all? Your Majesty.
#26 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 27
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
#27 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 28 #28 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 29
Sir, the CIA'S Director of Counterintelligence on the phone.
#29 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 30
He claims to be a sleeper agent working for the Russians.
#30 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 31
and to the cause of freedom.
#31 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 32
and it was during this time that I was first approached
#32 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 33 #33 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 34
What? We can't do that.
#34 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 35
We don't have a Russian spy in Downing Street?
#35 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 36
seemed full of hidden intentions, multiple meanings.
#36 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 37
The message encoded in the painting is repeated in reality.
#37 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 38 #38 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 39 #39 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 40
an enemy of this country, to remain free, with his career and reputation intact,
#40 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 41
but that we are able to make sense of it all,
#41 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 42
which turned out to have another person lurking beneath the surface.
#42 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 43 #43 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 44 #44 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 45
What you see is what you get.
#45 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 46
But doing the... the right thing,
#46 Recap of The Crown Season 3 Episode 1 (S03E01) - 47
but it was rumored to be a senior member of the royal family.
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