Hampton Court: Behind Closed Doors

Synopsis

With privileged behind-the-scenes access, this series follows the guides, gardeners, and curators as they keep Henry VIII’s magnificent country retreat up and running in the present day.

First Air Date: 2020-12-15

Last Air Date: 2022-07-02

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: 5

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Top Cast

Colin Mace as Self - Narrator (voice)
Adrian Scarborough as Self - Narrator (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Christmas at Hampton Court (2020-12-15)

Go behind the scenes of preparations for Christmas at the palace, from cooking traditional Tudor recipes to harvesting mistletoe from the gardens. Joint Chief Curator Tracy Borman also explores royal Christmas traditions through the ages, including gifts from the past.
Ep. 2: Quest for an Heir (2021-07-22)

We discover the last surviving initials of Henry and his wife Anne Boleyn after he tried to have every mark of her ripped from the palace, track down the elusive royal deer in the vast parklands, and meet George, the first rare breed Shire horse foal to be born at Hampton Court in a generation.
Ep. 3: Death of the Queen (2021-07-29)

Hampton Court's hedge maze gets a trim, a process that takes three weeks; chief curator Tracy Borman visits Father Anthony, chaplain of Hampton Court's Chapel Royal, who has found a prayer book on eBay that could have been used by Elizabeth I's priest; and warder Errol takes a look round the Haunted Gallery.