Elizabeth
Declared illegitimate aged 3. Tried for treason aged 21. Crowned Queen aged 25.
7.2(1,513) 1998-09-13 123 minDramaHistory
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
ProducerTim Bevan
ProducerEric Fellner
ProducerAlison Owen
Original Music ComposerDavid Hirschfelder
DirectorShekhar Kapur
ScreenplayMichael Hirst
Cast & characters
Cate Blanchett
as Elizabeth I
Joseph Fiennes
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey Rush
as Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston
as Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
as The Pope
Richard Attenborough
as Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant
as Mary of Guise
Éric Cantona
as Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel
as Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke
as Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke
as Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer
as Kat Ashley
James Frain
as Alvaro de la Quadra
Kelly Macdonald
as Isabel Knollys
Kenny Doughty
as Sir Thomas Elyot
Daniel Craig
as John Ballard
Alfie Allen
as Arundel's Son
Jamie Foreman
as Earl of Sussex
Lily Allen
as Lady in Waiting
Amanda Ryan
as Lettice Howard
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Sally Grey
as Lady in Waiting
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Elika Gibbs
as Lady in Waiting
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Sarah Owen
as Lady in Waiting
Kate Loustau
as Lady in Waiting
