Elizabeth R (1971)

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.

Elizabeth R

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Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson
as Queen Elizabeth I
Ronald Hines
Ronald Hines
as William Cecil
Angela Thorne
Angela Thorne
as Lettice Knollys
Robert Hardy
Robert Hardy
as Robert Dudley
John Shrapnel
John Shrapnel
as Earl of Sussex
Stephen Murray
Stephen Murray
as Walsingham
Vivian Pickles
Vivian Pickles
as Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
Rachel Kempson
Rachel Kempson
as Kat Ashley
Robin Ellis
Robin Ellis
as Robert Devereaux
Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey
as King Philip II of Spain
Gordon Gostelow
Gordon Gostelow
as as Duke of Medina Sidonia
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
as Lord Howard
Ian Calvin
Ian Calvin
as Jester (uncredited)
Clifford Rose
Clifford Rose
as Egerton
Brian Wilde
Brian Wilde
as Richard Topcliffe
Margaretta Scott
Margaretta Scott
as Catherine de Medici
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
as Catherine Parr
David Parfitt
David Parfitt
as Philip's Son
James Laurenson
James Laurenson
as Simier
Julian Holloway
Julian Holloway
as de Noailles
Bernard Holley
Bernard Holley
as Gilbert Gifford
Ian Barritt
Ian Barritt
as Fowler
Derek Martin
Derek Martin
as Horseman to Cecil
Leonard Sachs
Leonard Sachs
as Count de Feria
Hamilton Dyce
Hamilton Dyce
as Sir Amyas Paulet
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
as Duke of Alencon
John Woodvine
John Woodvine
as Sir Francis Drake
Stanley Lebor
Stanley Lebor
as Sir Robert Tyrwhit
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley
as Henry Sidney
Bernard Hepton
Bernard Hepton
as Archbishop Cranmer
Patrick O'Connell
Patrick O'Connell
as O'Neill
Jill Balcon
Jill Balcon
as Lady Cobham
Michael Culver
Michael Culver
as John Tregannon
John Nettleton
John Nettleton
as Sir Francis Bacon
Bernard Horsfall
Bernard Horsfall
as Sir Christopher Hatton
Peter Egan
Peter Egan
as Earl of Southampton
Basil Dignam
Basil Dignam
as Archbishop Gardiner
Esmond Knight
Esmond Knight
as Bishop de Quadra
Stacey Tendeter
Stacey Tendeter
as Amye Dudley
Blake Butler
Blake Butler
as Sir Thomas Parry
John Ronane
John Ronane
as Thomas Seymour
Daphne Slater
Daphne Slater
as Mary I
Nicolette Bernard
Nicolette Bernard
as Lady Tyrwhit
Kevin Brennan
Kevin Brennan
as Bridges
Brendan Barry
Brendan Barry
as Renard
Robert Garrett
Robert Garrett
as Sir Thomas Wyatt
Alan Foss
Alan Foss
as Sir Henry Bedingford
Philip Brack
Philip Brack
as John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland
Jason Kemp
Jason Kemp
as Edward VI
Richard Parry
Richard Parry
as Guard
Sarah Frampton
Sarah Frampton
as Lady Jane Grey
Robert Barry
Robert Barry
as Guildford Dudley
John Cairney
John Cairney
as Sir James Melville
Denis Carey
Denis Carey
as Doctor Burcot
Caroline Harris
Caroline Harris
as Mary Sidney
David Strong
David Strong
as Duke of Norfolk
Clare Austin
Clare Austin
as Mrs. Pinto
John Hughes
John Hughes
as Fenelon
Mary Patricia Finn
Mary Patricia Finn
as Dwarf 'Elizabeth'
Albert Horton
Albert Horton
as Dwarf 'Leicester'
Leslie Lawton
Leslie Lawton
as Jacques
James Urquhart
James Urquhart
as Court Official
Kenton Moore
Kenton Moore
as Preacher
David Collings
David Collings
as Sir Anthony Babington
David Nettheim
David Nettheim
as Thomas Phelippes
John Graham
John Graham
as William Davison
David Garfield
David Garfield
as John Ballard
Malcolm Hayes
Malcolm Hayes
as Sir Edward Kelley
Raf De La Torre
Raf De La Torre
as Dr. John Dee
James Culliford
James Culliford
as John Savage
John Ruddock
John Ruddock
as John Whitgift
Christopher Hancock
Christopher Hancock
as Juan de Idiaquez
Geoffrey Wincott
Geoffrey Wincott
as Santa Cruz
Paul Hardwick
Paul Hardwick
as Father Robert Parsons
Ian Ricketts
Ian Ricketts
as Luis Cabrera de Cordoba
Robert Sansom
Robert Sansom
as Speaker of the Commons
Bill Horsley
Bill Horsley
as Dutch Envoy
Derek Hardwick
Derek Hardwick
as Old Soldier
Malcolm McFee
Malcolm McFee
as Young Soldier
Hugh Dickson
Hugh Dickson
as Sir Robert Cecil
Nicholas Selby
Nicholas Selby
as Sir Walter Raleigh
Hayden Jones
Hayden Jones
as Sir Christopher Blount
Sonia Fraser
Sonia Fraser
as Elizabeth Vernon
Shirley Dixon
Shirley Dixon
as Lady Rich
Judith South
Judith South
as Lady Essex
Kevin Flood
Kevin Flood
as King Richard
David Hargreaves
David Hargreaves
as Bolingbroke
Michael Beint
Michael Beint
as Gaoler
Peter Forest
Peter Forest
as Harper
Winefride Madigan
Winefride Madigan
as Irish Peasant
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The lion's cub

  • 1x2

    The marriage game

  • 1x3

    Shadow in the sun

  • 1x4

    Horrible conspiracies

  • 1x5

    The enterprise of england

  • 1x6

    Sweet england's pride

Recomendation Series

  • The White Princess
  • Elizabeth I
  • Becoming Elizabeth
  • The White Queen
  • The Virgin Queen
  • The Crown
  • The Tudors
  • Victoria
  • Wolf Hall
  • Versailles
  • Desperate Romantics
  • Downton Abbey
  • Reign
  • The Great
  • The Spanish Princess
  • Shōgun
  • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
  • Tess of the D'Urbervilles
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Devil's Whore

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