Queen of Spain

Overview

Set on the eve of the First World War, the film follows a young boy who discovers a Queen of Spain fritillary, one of the rarest butterflies ever seen in the British Isles. His encounter reflects early 20th-century attitudes toward butterfly collecting. The story draws on the natural history of a species rarely recorded in Britain.

Cast

Russell Binns

Narrator

Natasha Alderslade

Flora Harwood

Harley Joel Emmitt

Freddie Harwood

Kenny Fullwood

Lester Moffat

Karen Lewis

Harriet Fairchild

Jordan Long

Alfred Jessop

Seth Macleod

Bertie Jessop

Miles Richardson

Henry Harwood

Jacob Smith

Archie Harwood