The King's Speech · written by David Seidler · 2010

Hardinge tells Bertie that the wartime speech will go out live and that Lionel must come at once.

Scene 82 of 100 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act three

Hardinge
Bertie

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 1:18 into a 1:31 film

The story so farBefore scene 82

Prince Albert seeks to overcome a lifelong stammer so he can serve his country, but his fear of public failure and the royal hierarchy obstruct his work with an unconventional speech therapist.

Scenes 1–11
Bertie lives within royal ceremony but cannot speak publicly and remains constrained by family roles.
Scenes 12–24
Elizabeth seeks a different treatment because Bertie must speak and conventional medicine has failed.
Scenes 25–30
Bertie enters Logue’s unfamiliar, egalitarian practice and finally commits to its daily work.
Scenes 31–58
He tests the exercises in public and private while family history and David’s crisis expose the cost of silence.
Scenes 59–64
David abdicates and Bertie receives the throne he never wanted.
Scenes 65–67
The accession speech fails, and Bertie feels the loss of private family closeness and confidence.
Scenes 68–78
Bertie returns to Logue, repairs their friendship, and claims the right to speak as a man and king.
Just before
Scene 79
The royal family watches the coronation film and then Hitler’s rally, struck by the power of his speaking.
Scene 80
Baldwin resigns and warns Bertie that the war will bring his greatest test.
Scene 81
The Logue family hears Chamberlain announce that Britain is at war with Germany.
Scene 82
This scene

82INT. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, BERTIE’S STUDY - DAY

3rd September 1939. Bertie, in uniform, is at his desk going through paperwork. HARDINGE, the King’s Private Secretary, enters briskly.

HARDINGE

At last. Here it is. You are live

at six. I’ve timed it at just under

nine minutes. The wording is fully

approved. The Prime Minister will

be joining you for the broadcast

which will go out live to the

Nation, the Empire and to our Armed

Forces.

BERTIE

Get Logue here immediately.

Hardinge exits. Bertie is left contemplating the speech. Nervous as hell.