Overview
The reign of Elizabeth I of England and her relationships with the Earl of Leicester and the Earl of Essex.
Cast
- Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth I
- Jeremy Irons as Earl of Leicester
- Hugh Dancy as Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
- Ben Pullen as Sir Walter Raleigh
- Simon Woods as Gifford
- Charlotte Asprey as Frances Walsingham
- Diana Kent as Lady Essex
- Geoffrey Streatfeild as Sir Anthony Babington
- Martin Savage as Stubbs
- Douglas Reith as Jude