Elizabeth R
GLENDA JACKSON IS ELIZABETH
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.
Top cast
Glenda Jackson
Queen Elizabeth I
Ronald Hines
William Cecil
Angela Thorne
Lettice Knollys
Robert Hardy
Robert Dudley
John Shrapnel
Earl of Sussex
Stephen Murray
Walsingham
Vivian Pickles
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
Rachel Kempson
Kat Ashley
Robin Ellis
Robert Devereaux
Peter Jeffrey
King Philip II of Spain
Gordon Gostelow
Duke of Medina Sidonia
Peter Howell
Lord Howard
Ian Calvin
Jester (uncredited)
Clifford Rose
Egerton
Brian Wilde
Richard Topcliffe
Seasons
Where to watch
Stream
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Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- February 17, 1971
- Last air date
- March 24, 1971
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode runtime
- 1h 25m
- Network
- BBC Two
- Original language
- EN
Gallery
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