Plot
The reign of Elizabeth I of England and her relationships with the Earl of Leicester and the Earl of Essex.
Cast
as Queen Elizabeth I
as Earl of Leicester
as Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
as Sir Walter Raleigh
as Gifford
as Frances Walsingham
as Lady Essex
as Sir Anthony Babington
as Stubbs
as Jude
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 29, 2005
Last Aired Date
October 6, 2005
Production Companies
Company Pictures
HBO Films
Channel 4 Television
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
2
Links
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Reviews
Two films that feature Helen Mirren as the eponymous English queen. I found the first to be the more interesting as it uses her relationship with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (Jeremy Irons) as the conduit for turbulent times of her reign when she has to consider a marriage with the Duke of Anjoue (Jérémie Covillault) whilst her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots (Barbara Flynn) was the source of mal…