First Aired: January 22nd, 2006
Status: Ended
Genre: Drama
Network: BBC One
Summary: The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her old age and her last, enigmatic relationship with her young protégé, the Earl of Essex.
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# of Episodes: 4
# of Episodes I watched: 0
# of Episodes I haven't watched: 4
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Last Aired Episode
Season 1 - Episode 4: Part 4
Air Date: February 12nd, 2006
Summary: The Queen refuses to pay him when the Earl of Essex, the new national hero, returns with less riches than expected. He then travels to Ireland in order to put down a rebellion. He is not doing as well there as hoped. Elizabeth, however, doesn't allow him to come back home. To her dismay, he gives up and agrees on a ceasefire. Back in England, the Earl of Essex leads a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth. He and the other rebellion members are put in the tower after he they were unable to mobilize enough support. Eventually, Essex is executed.
Cast
Anne-Marie Duff
as Queen Elizabeth I
as Queen Elizabeth I
Tom Hardy
as Robert Dudley
as Robert Dudley
Ian Hart
as William Cecil - Lord Burghley
as William Cecil - Lord Burghley
Dexter Fletcher
as Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex
as Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex
Joanne Whalley
as Queen Mary
as Queen Mary
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