by Hugh Whitemore
[Starring] Glenda Jackson as Elizabeth I
[with] Stephen Murray as Walsingham, Vivian Pickles as Mary, Queen of Scots
with David Collings as Sir Anthony Babington

"'Elizabeth R' indicated once again that the series, like its predecessor, deploys a combination of creative skill to which at least 90 per cent of television output does not even aspire." (Daily Telegraph)
"Mr Whitemore's good text spared us next to nothing... the camera work was beautifully judged to leave just that creative fraction to our imagination." (Sunday Times)