When they’re not attending to their royal duties, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have embraced an unexpected sideline: fighting crime on the mean streets of Los Angeles as LAPD detectives.
Or at least that’s the premise of “Lizzie and the Duke”, a new cop-show parody that aired on Thursday night’s edition of “The Late Late Show with James Corden”.
With Corden taking on the role of the Queen, Matt Smith reprises his role of the Duke of Edinburgh from “The Crown”, who awkwardly finds himself partnered with his wife by their boss (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Terry Crews).
“I don’t care about your past!” barks Crews’ tough-as-nails cop. “I put you two together because you’re the best of the best! Now get out there and get me some results!”
That’s all the Queen needs to hear. “Come on Philip,” declares Corden-as-Elizabeth. “Let’s go teach these ghastly ruffians some manners.”
As the voiceover for the faux trailer declares, “This fall on CBS… criminals are royally screwed.”
