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Group Captain Peter Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar is portrayed by actor Ben Miles in Season 1 and Season 2 and Timothy Dalton in Season 5

Biography[]

Townsend is a former group captain in the Royal Air Force and fought in WW2. He worked as equerry to King George VI and was married with two children, but entertained an ongoing affair with Princess Margaret. Eventually, he got a divorce and planned to marry Princess Margaret. However, after the news broke and an impending scandal was underway for the Royal Family, he was posted to Brussels. There, he served as air attaché from 1953 to 1956.


Appearances[]

Season 1 Appearances
Wolferton Splash Hyde Park Corner Windsor Act of God Smoke and Mirrors
Gelignite Scientia Potentia Est Pride & Joy Assassins Gloriana
Season 2 Appearances
Misadventure A Company of Men Lisbon Beryl Marionettes
Vergangenheit Matrimonium Dear Mrs. Kennedy Paterfamilias Mystery Man
Season 5 Appearances
Queen Victoria Syndrome The System Mou Mou Annus Horribilis The Way Ahead
Ipatiev House No Woman's Land Gunpowder Couple 31 Decommissioned
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