This A&E / BBC drama chronicles the marriage of Queen Victoria of England and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, from her ascension to the throne in 1837 as a teenager to Alberts death in 1861. This second episode charts the marriage of Victor ia and Albert, including Alberts increasing public role, his work on the Great Exhibition of 1851 and his death from typhoid in 1862. Directed by John Erman; written by John Goldsmith. Stars Victoria Hamilton, Jonathan Firth, James Callis, David Su chet, Diana Rigg.