Elizabeth I

Sep 29, 2005 (en) Drama [323] Min
  • First Air Date
    Sep 29, 2005
  • Production
    Company Pictures, HBO Films, Channel 4 Television
  • Rotten tomato
    71.79%
  • Original title
    Elizabeth I
  • Release
    Sep 29, 2005
  • en
    -

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Gary Tuck, Barney Reisz

    Producer

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  1. Helen Mirren

    Queen Elizabeth I

  2. Jeremy Irons

    Earl of Leicester

  3. Hugh Dancy

    Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

  4. Ben Pullen

    Sir Walter Raleigh

  5. Simon Woods

    Gifford

  6. Charlotte Asprey

    Frances Walsingham

  7. Diana Kent

    Lady Essex

  8. Geoffrey Streatfeild

    Sir Anthony Babington

  9. Martin Savage

    Stubbs

  10. Douglas Reith

    Jude

  11. Douglas Reith

    Judge

  12. John McEnery

    Jesuit Priest

  13. Toby Salaman

    Dr. Lopez

  14. Eddie Redmayne

    Southampton

  15. Erick Deshors

    Jean de Simier

  16. Ann Firbank

    Lady Anne

  17. Will Keen

    Francis Bacon

  18. Barbara Flynn

    Mary Queen of Scots

  19. Patrick Malahide

    Sir Francis Walsingham

  20. Ewen Bremner

    King James VI

  21. Ian McDiarmid

    Lord Burghley

  22. Jérémie Covillault

    Duke of Anjou

  23. Toby Jones

    Robert Cecil

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 23 / Crews : 30

Season 1 ( 2005-09-29)

Part 1

Episode: 1

Part 2

Episode: 2
Sep 29, 2005 (en)
Drama
[323] Min
  • First Air Date Sep 29, 2005
  • Production
    Company Pictures, HBO Films, Channel 4 Television
  • Rotten tomato 71.79%
Original Title Elizabeth I
en

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Gary Tuck, Barney Reisz

    Producer