Michael Shea in 'The Crown': Who plays press secretary character?

Crown has officially me its way with fourth season. This time around, focus of series has been kept exclusively around relationship between Queen Elizabeth II portrayed by Olivia Coman and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher played by Gillian Anderson. However, a significant amount of time has been dedicated to character of Michael Shea in latest season. Re below to know who plays Michael Shea in Crown -

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Who plays Michael Shea in Crown? 

Michael Shea is played by Nicholas Farell in Crown Season 4 Episode 8. Actor Nicholas is known majorly for his work in Shakespearean dramatics. Beyond this, he has also featured in a number of films like Chariots of Fire (1981), Iron ly (2011) and Legend (2015). 

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Who is Michael Shea?

Michael Shea started off his career as a diplomat and went on to become Queen Elizabeth's press secretary back in 1978. In 1986, Michael was subjected to a big controversy when an article published in Sunday Times h claimed that queen was not happy with way Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ran his government. It was deemed that Michael was one who leaked information to press. press secretary n h to go on record and claimed that he did get in contact with newspaper but his views misrepresented and diminished. Due to this controversy, Michael h to step down from royal service but went on record to deny he h any connection with controversy. 

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After his retirement, Michael Shea went on to write a number of books, over 20 to be precise. While he predominantly used his own name to publish books, he also used  pseudonym, Michael Sinclair, to publish or books. Some of his most successful books include Endgame (2002) and State of Nation (1997). His unfiltered memoir was published back in 2003 titled A View from Sidelines. Michael Shea passed away at age of 71, on October 17, 2009. His last years were affected by dementia. However, his books are still up re on many bookshelves libraries and retail stores. 

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