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Elizabeth I

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.

2005 |1 Season  | 1h 40m |  Drama

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Helen Mirren

Queen Elizabeth I

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Jeremy Irons

Earl of Leicester

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Hugh Dancy

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

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Ben Pullen

Sir Walter Raleigh

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Simon Woods

Gifford

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Charlotte Asprey

Frances Walsingham

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Diana Kent

Lady Essex

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Geoffrey Streatfeild

Sir Anthony Babington

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Martin Savage

Stubbs

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Douglas Reith

Jude

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Douglas Reith

Judge

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John McEnery

Jesuit Priest

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Eddie Redmayne

Southampton

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Erick Deshors

Jean de Simier

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Ann Firbank

Lady Anne

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Will Keen

Francis Bacon

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Barbara Flynn

Mary Queen of Scots

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Patrick Malahide

Sir Francis Walsingham

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Ewen Bremner

King James VI

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Ian McDiarmid

Lord Burghley

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Jérémie Covillault

Duke of Anjou

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Toby Jones

Robert Cecil

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Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

Channel 4