S01E01 Part 1
Focuses on the relationship between Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester, her admirer and trusted advisor. They agree they cannot marry because of strategy and politics, but Leicester remains on intimate terms with her...
Elizabeth I
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Part 2
Deals with the final part of Elizabeth's reign and her relationship with the young and ambitious Earl of Essex. Her obvious affection for him causes concern to Walsingham, Cecil and Burghley, and as Essex becomes...
Cast
Helen Mirren
Queen Elizabeth I
Jeremy Irons
Earl of Leicester
Hugh Dancy
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Ben Pullen
Sir Walter Raleigh
Simon Woods
Gifford
Charlotte Asprey
Frances Walsingham
Diana Kent
Lady Essex
Geoffrey Streatfeild
Sir Anthony Babington
Martin Savage
Stubbs
Douglas Reith
Jude
Douglas Reith
Judge
John McEnery
Jesuit Priest
