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Synopsis:
Conclusion of the two-part drama chronicling the Virgin Queen's later years, focusing on her relationship with the arrogant young Earl of Essex. Despite her physical attraction to him, the monarch knows the young lord's ambitions could endanger her throne, so sets about stopping him from gaining power with the help of adviser Robert Cecil. Helen Mirren takes the title role, with Hugh Dancy and Toby Jones
Cast:
Diana Kent as Lady Essex, Toby Salaman as Dr Lopez, John McEnery as Jesuit Priest, David Deleve as Sir Francis Drake, Geoffrey Streatfeild as Sir Anthony Babington, Mykolas Dorofejus as William Davison, Martin Marquez as Don Bernardino Mendoza, Charlotte Asprey as Frances Walsingham, Martin Savage as Stubbs, Jamie Glover as Richard, Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I, Ramunas Rudokas as Thomas Burghley, Rimantas Bagdzevicius as Howard of Effingham, Charles Millham as Priest, Ben Pullen as Sir Walter Raleigh, Will Keen as Francis Bacon, Eddie Redmayne as Southampton, Ewen Bremner as James VI, Malcolm Terris as Chaplain, Douglas Reith as Judge, Ann Firbank as Anne, Hugh Dancy as Earl of Essex, Arvydas Dapsys as MP, Geoffrey T Bersey as Hatton, Anna Steel as Lady in waiting, Patrick Malahide as Sir Francis Walsingham, Ian McDiarmid as Lord Burghley, Jeremie Covillault as Duke of Anjou, Erick Deshors as Jean Simier, Barbara Flynn as Mary, Queen of Scots, Toby Jones as Robert Cecil, Simon Woods as Gifford
Credits:
Suzan Harrison - Executive-Producer, George Faber - Executive-Producer, Charles Pattinson - Executive-Producer, Nigel Williams - Scriptwriter, Writer, Tom Hooper - Director, Barney Reisz - Producer

