by Rosemary Anne Sisson
[Starring] Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I
[with] Ronald Hines as William Cecil, Robert Hardy as Earl of Leicester
with Esmond Knight, John Cairney and Vivian Pickles

"'Elizabeth R' in colour is even more impressive than its predecessor." (Oscar Turnill, Sunday Times)
"It was history without tears and very addictive and successful into the bargain." (Sean Day-Lewis, Daily Telegraph)
"...the standards of acting, the superb characterisations, the spaciousness of it all still remain as absorbing." (James Thomas, Daily Express)