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ALMOST ROYAL
June 21, 2014  | By David Bianculli

BBC America, 10:00 p.m. ET

 

SERIES PREMIERE: This new BBC America series is like an Anglophile’s answer to Borat. It takes two quick-witted British actors impersonating young British royalty, sends them across the United States with a film crew, and captures them interacting with everyday Americans, acting posh and clueless in equal measure. Ed Gamble plays Georgie, and Amy Hoggart steals the spotlight as Poppy. As fake descendants of the Royal family, you might say they’re putting on heirs – but they’re very, very funny, as are our country’s reactions to their often outrageous comments and observations. The series premieres tonight with two back-to-back episodes.

 
 
 
 
 
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