The writer obviously had a great admiration for Prince Albert and returned several times to the theme that Victoria went in a different direction than he would have wanted her to after Albert's death. I admire Albert also, but different from other material I've seen on the royal couple, the narration implies Victoria was incompetent and passive throughout her life, first leaving the kingdom to Albert's direction, then to her politicians. Other materials give a balanced view of Albert and certainly of Victoria. That and a few other bits in the program give the impression that whoever wrote and put it together has a quite negative view of women.
The narration, especially in the beginning, suffers from poor writing. Too many ominous statements. If that was to be the theme of the program, only one portentous statement is enough, don't overload. While I like the narrator as an actor, his pronunciation seemed odd for many quite ordinary words and distracted from my concentration. Beyond that, the documentary is interesting but doesn't cover the full scope of the empire on the world scene - I'm not even close to an expert and can see that.
One thing I liked was hearing how the convictions, religious and otherwise, appeared to have affected the actions of some of the historical figures.
Overall, I was a little disappointed in the documentary, but it did give interesting history on India and the Industrial Age, so I gave it three stars.
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