Yes, but again, the program--in this case, Edward the King--was focused on Edward first, his immediate family second, and other royals third.
And I did take several looks at that Balmoral scene showing Alexandra and Queen Victoria. The first time around, like azrael7171918, I was rather annoyed. The second time around, though, I saw something different: What was happening was that Alix was hearing, for the third or fourth time, what her grandmama was telling her, so at that point Alix was still being patient, but obviously working harder at it.
These "thumbnail sketches" of historical characters are, I would imagine, a bit challenging to write . . . and then, of course, folks like us who are better read than the average viewer will take issue! I haven't yet seen the Prince John program, but the shoe epsisode seems to be the main sticking point for most posters. I went to the BBC website which posts, among other things, a Q & A with the writer, but because the program aired in the UK some time ago, the website is no longer accepting questions. If questions were still be accepted, though, I would ask him if the shoe incident is based on actual documentation he came across in his research, or if he made it up to illustrate Alexandra's [supposed] peevishness.
What probably galls a lot of us is that "our" Romanovs are supporting players in these dramas . . . and, as supporting players, the writers have them revolving around the protagonists, rather than giving them more dimensional status. But here's some hope: In Edward the King, Lillie Langtry was yet another peripheral character, appearing in only two of the episodes . . . but soon thereafter, Francesca Annis, who played Lillie, would play her in a separate miniseries of her own!
