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Elizabeth R

The Marriage Game

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for years

Classic historical drama series. The unmarried young queen is encouraged to find a suitable husband so that she can produce an heir, but she finds that very few suitors interest her.

Contributors

Elizabeth:
Glenda Jackson
William Cecil:
Ronald Hines
Robert Dudley:
Robert Hardy
Bishop de Quadra:
Esmond Knight
Sir James Melville:
John Cairney
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots:
Vivian Pickles
Director:
Herbert Wise

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