Elizabeth I (TV series)
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Elizabeth I is an Emmy Award-winning television miniseries, consisting of two 2-hour episodes, produced by Channel 4 in 2005. It stars Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons.
The series premiered in UK on 29 September, 2005. It was first broadcast in the United States on HBO and in Canada on TMN, on April 22, 2006. It broadcast in Hong Kong on ATV from April 7–28, 2006. It broadcast on ABC Australia in two parts, on September 10 and 17, 2006.
The series was filmed in Vilnius, Lithuania, where the sets were constructed inside a sports stadium.
As with Schiller's play Mary Stuart, a fictitious meeting between Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots is created.
Tagline: "The Hardest Thing to Govern is the Heart."
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[edit] Cast
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland – Helen Mirren
- Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester – Jeremy Irons
- Sir Francis Walsingham – Patrick Malahide
- Robert Cecil – Toby Jones
- Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex – Hugh Dancy
- Mary, Queen of Scots – Barbara Flynn
- William Cecil, Lord Burghley – Ian McDiarmid
- François, Duke of Anjou – Jérémie Covillault
- Dr Lopez - Toby Salaman
- Frances Walsingham - Diana Kent
- King James VI of Scotland - Ewen Bremner
[edit] Awards
The miniseries was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards. It won prizes for Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries (Tom Hooper), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries (Dame Helen Mirren), and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries (Jeremy Irons).
[edit] Broadcast conflict
This series' broadcast forced the BBC to postpone the premiere broadcast of The Virgin Queen (also on Elizabeth I) until January/February 2006. The Virgin Queen was already ready at the time of the Channel 4 series' broadcast.
