Plot
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.
Cast
as Queen Elizabeth I
as Earl of Leicester
as Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
as Sir Walter Raleigh
as Gifford
as Frances Walsingham
as Lady Essex
as Sir Anthony Babington
as Stubbs
as Jude
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 29, 2005
Last Aired Date
October 6, 2005
Production Companies
Company Pictures
HBO Films
Channel 4 Television
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
2
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Reviews
Two films that feature Helen Mirren as the eponymous English queen. I found the first to be the more interesting as it uses her relationship with Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (Jeremy Irons) as the conduit for turbulent times of her reign when she has to consider a marriage with the Duke of Anjoue (Jérémie Covillault) whilst her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots (Barbara Flynn) was the source of mal…