We rank different iterations of The Crown's characters: from Claire Foy to Emma Corrin, who comes out on top?

The Crown is coming to an end, with the second part of its final ever chapter landing on Netflix on December 14.

Launching in 2016, the show was an immediate hit, shocking the world by daring to delve into the private lives of the British royals. It reimagined their darkest and finest hours, depicting scandals, affairs, political allegiances, feuds and friendships.

Spanning the decades between Queen Elizabeth's wedding in 1947 and 2005, the year Charles married Camilla, the series has seen some of the country's best actors including Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Corrin and Dominic West step up to play our nobility.

But who played them best? Here we rank the actors who have had a go at the series' major roles.

Queen Elizabeth

Winner: Claire Foy

We probably shouldn’t even attempt to compare the work of such heavyweight actors as Foy, Colman and Staunton, who all played very different versions of the Queen. But if we had to pick, Foy is our number one.

Although she) Foy was still obscure enough to completely disappear into Elizabeth – with incredible results.