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Elizabeth R

1971-02-171 seasons · 6 episodes1h 25mDrama7.5/10TMDB · 22 votes

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.

“GLENDA JACKSON IS ELIZABETH”

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Season 1

6 episodes1971-02-17

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Original languageEnglish

Original release1971-02-17

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Glenda JacksonQueen Elizabeth I

Ronald HinesWilliam Cecil

Angela ThorneLettice Knollys

Robert HardyRobert Dudley

John ShrapnelEarl of Sussex

Stephen MurrayWalsingham

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Vivian PicklesMary Stuart, Queen of Scots Rachel KempsonKat Ashley Robin EllisRobert Devereaux Peter JeffreyKing Philip II of Spain Gordon GostelowDuke of Medina Sidonia / Peter HowellLord Howard Ian CalvinJester (uncredited)Clifford RoseEgerton Brian WildeRichard Topcliffe Margaretta ScottCatherine de Medici Rosalie CrutchleyCatherine Parr David ParfittPhilip's Son James LaurensonSimier Julian Hollowayde Noailles Bernard HolleyGilbert Gifford Ian BarrittFowler Derek MartinHorseman to Cecil Leonard SachsCount de Feria Hamilton DyceSir Amyas Paulet Michael WilliamsDuke of Alencon John WoodvineSir Francis Drake Stanley LeborSir Robert Tyrwhit Anthony AinleyHenry Sidney Bernard HeptonArchbishop Cranmer Patrick O'ConnellO'Neill Jill BalconLady Cobham Michael CulverJohn Tregannon John NettletonSir Francis Bacon Bernard HorsfallSir Christopher Hatton Peter EganEarl of Southampton Basil DignamArchbishop Gardiner Esmond KnightBishop de Quadra Stacey TendeterAmye Dudley Blake ButlerSir Thomas Parry John RonaneThomas Seymour Daphne SlaterMary I Nicolette BernardLady Tyrwhit Kevin BrennanBridges Brendan BarryRenard Robert GarrettSir Thomas Wyatt Alan FossSir Henry Bedingford Philip BrackJohn Dudley, Earl of Northumberland Jason KempEdward VI Richard ParryGuard Sarah FramptonLady Jane Grey Robert BarryGuildford Dudley John CairneySir James Melville Denis CareyDoctor Burcot Caroline HarrisMary Sidney David StrongDuke of Norfolk Clare AustinMrs. Pinto John HughesFenelon Mary Patricia FinnDwarf 'Elizabeth'Albert HortonDwarf 'Leicester'Leslie LawtonJacques James UrquhartCourt Official Kenton MoorePreacher David CollingsSir Anthony Babington David NettheimThomas Phelippes John GrahamWilliam Davison David GarfieldJohn Ballard Malcolm HayesSir Edward Kelley Raf De La TorreDr. John Dee James CullifordJohn Savage John RuddockJohn Whitgift Christopher HancockJuan de Idiaquez Geoffrey WincottSanta Cruz Paul HardwickFather Robert Parsons Ian RickettsLuis Cabrera de Cordoba Robert SansomSpeaker of the Commons Bill HorsleyDutch Envoy Derek HardwickOld Soldier Malcolm McFeeYoung Soldier Hugh DicksonSir Robert Cecil Nicholas SelbySir Walter Raleigh Hayden JonesSir Christopher Blount Sonia FraserElizabeth Vernon Shirley DixonLady Rich Judith SouthLady Essex Kevin FloodKing Richard David HargreavesBolingbroke Michael BeintGaoler Peter ForestHarper Winefride MadiganIrish Peasant

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