Elizabeth R (1971)
Elizabeth R (1971)
Network & Production Companies



Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.



Currently Elizabeth R is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel
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Cast & Crew.

Glenda Jackson
Queen Elizabeth I

Roderick Graham
Director

Claude Whatham
Director

Herbert Wise
Director

Donald McWhinnie
Director

Richard Martin
Director

Dan Rae
Editor

Julian Mitchell
Writer

John Hale
Writer

Ian Rodger
Writer

Rosemary Anne Sisson
Writer

Hugh Whitemore
Writer

John Prebble
Writer

Clifford Rose
Egerton

Brian Wilde
Richard Topcliffe

Margaretta Scott
Catherine de Medici

Rosalie Crutchley
Catherine Parr

Vivian Pickles
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots

David Parfitt
Philip's Son

James Laurenson
Simier

Julian Holloway
de Noailles

Bernard Holley
Gilbert Gifford

Angela Thorne
Lettice Knollys

Ian Barritt
Fowler

Derek Martin
Horseman to Cecil

Rachel Kempson
Kat Ashley

Leonard Sachs
Count de Feria

Hamilton Dyce
Sir Amyas Paulet

Michael Williams
Duke of Alencon

Robert Hardy
Robert Dudley

John Woodvine
Sir Francis Drake

Stanley Lebor
Sir Robert Tyrwhit

Robin Ellis
Robert Devereaux

Anthony Ainley
Henry Sidney

Bernard Hepton
Archbishop Cranmer

Patrick O'Connell
O'Neill

Jill Balcon
Lady Cobham

Ronald Hines
William Cecil

Michael Culver
John Tregannon

John Nettleton
Sir Francis Bacon

Peter Jeffrey
King Philip II of Spain

Bernard Horsfall
Sir Christopher Hatton

Peter Egan
Earl of Southampton

Basil Dignam
Archbishop Gardiner

Esmond Knight
Bishop de Quadra

Stacey Tendeter
Amye Dudley

Blake Butler
Sir Thomas Parry

John Ronane
Thomas Seymour

Daphne Slater
Mary I

Nicolette Bernard
Lady Tyrwhit

Kevin Brennan
Bridges

Brendan Barry
Renard

Robert Garrett
Sir Thomas Wyatt

Alan Foss
Sir Henry Bedingford

Philip Brack
John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland

Jason Kemp
Edward VI

Richard Parry
Guard

Sarah Frampton
Lady Jane Grey

Robert Barry
Guildford Dudley

John Cairney
Sir James Melville

Denis Carey
Doctor Burcot

Caroline Harris
Mary Sidney

Gordon Gostelow
Duke of Medina Sidonia

David Strong
Duke of Norfolk

Clare Austin
Mrs. Pinto

John Shrapnel
Earl of Sussex

John Hughes
Fenelon

Mary Patricia Finn
Dwarf 'Elizabeth'

Albert Horton
Dwarf 'Leicester'

Leslie Lawton
Jacques

James Urquhart
Court Official

Kenton Moore
Preacher

David Collings
Sir Anthony Babington

David Nettheim
Thomas Phelippes

John Graham
William Davison

David Garfield
John Ballard

Malcolm Hayes
Sir Edward Kelley

Raf De La Torre
Dr. John Dee

James Culliford
John Savage

John Ruddock
John Whitgift

Stephen Murray
Walsingham

Christopher Hancock
Juan de Idiaquez

Geoffrey Wincott
Santa Cruz

Paul Hardwick
Father Robert Parsons

Ian Ricketts
Luis Cabrera de Cordoba

Robert Sansom
Speaker of the Commons

Bill Horsley
Dutch Envoy

Derek Hardwick
Old Soldier

Malcolm McFee
Young Soldier

Hugh Dickson
Sir Robert Cecil

Nicholas Selby
Sir Walter Raleigh

Hayden Jones
Sir Christopher Blount

Peter Howell
Lord Howard

Sonia Fraser
Elizabeth Vernon

Shirley Dixon
Lady Rich

Judith South
Lady Essex

Kevin Flood
King Richard

David Hargreaves
Bolingbroke

Michael Beint
Gaoler

Peter Forest
Harper

Winefride Madigan
Irish Peasant

Ian Calvin
Jester (uncredited)
Media.



Details.
Release DateFebruary 17, 1971
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Running Time1h 25m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
england
queen elizabeth i
royalty
miniseries
palace intrigue
historical drama
costume drama
16th century
british monarchy
Miniseries
Wiki.
Elizabeth R is a BBC television drama serial of six 90-minute plays starring Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I of England. It was first broadcast on BBC2 from February to March 1971, through the ABC in Australia and broadcast in the United States on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre. The series has been repeated several times, most recently from 15 March 2023, by BBC Four.
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