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Elizabeth I

7.2 2 Eps Drama   2005
Company Pictures   HBO Films   Channel 4 Television  

Elizabeth I is a two-part 2005 British historical drama television miniseries directed by Tom Hooper, written by Nigel Williams, and starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I of England. The miniseries covers approximately the last 24 years of her nearly 45-year reign. Part 1 focuses on the final years of her relationship with the Earl of Leicester, played by Jeremy Irons. Part 2 focuses on her subsequent relationship with the Earl of Essex, played by Hugh Dancy. The series originally was broadcast in the United Kingdom in two two-hour segments on Channel 4. It later aired on HBO in the United States, CBC and TMN in Canada, ATV in Hong Kong, ABC in Australia, and TVNZ Television One in New Zealand. The series went on to win Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe Awards. The same year, Helen Mirren starred as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, with which she dominated the award season.

  

Seasons (1)

Season 1

Season 1

2 Episodes

Casts of Season 1

Helen Mirren

as Queen Elizabeth I

Jeremy Irons

as Earl of Leicester

Hugh Dancy

as Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

Ben Pullen

as Sir Walter Raleigh

Simon Woods

as Gifford

Charlotte Asprey

as Frances Walsingham

Diana Kent

as Lady Essex

Geoffrey Streatfeild

as Sir Anthony Babington

Martin Savage

as Stubbs

Douglas Reith

as Jude

Douglas Reith

as Judge

John McEnery

as Jesuit Priest

Toby Salaman

as Dr. Lopez

Eddie Redmayne

as Southampton

Erick Deshors

as Jean de Simier

Ann Firbank

as Lady Anne

Will Keen

as Francis Bacon

Barbara Flynn

as Mary Queen of Scots

Patrick Malahide

as Sir Francis Walsingham

Ewen Bremner

as King James VI

Ian McDiarmid

as Lord Burghley

Jérémie Covillault

as Duke of Anjou

Toby Jones

as Robert Cecil

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