Elizabeth R
GLENDA JACKSON IS ELIZABETH
On BBC Two
A stately historical miniseries that uses palace intrigue and political threat to explore the interior cost of absolute power and the loneliness of queenship.
This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her various marital intrigues, her problems with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and the threatened invasion of the Spanish Armada.
Essence
Ensemble
Glenda Jackson
Queen Elizabeth I
Clifford Rose
Egerton
Brian Wilde
Richard Topcliffe
Margaretta Scott
Catherine de Medici
Rosalie Crutchley
Catherine Parr
Vivian Pickles
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
David Parfitt
Philip's Son
James Laurenson
Simier
Julian Holloway
de Noailles
Angela Thorne
Lettice Knollys
Rachel Kempson
Kat Ashley
Robert Hardy
Robert Dudley
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