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Elizabeth R

Shadow in the Sun

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 28 minutes

Wed 3^rd Mar 2021, 21:00 on BBC Four HD

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Classic historical drama series. Elizabeth meets an interesting suitor, the Duke of Anjou, much to the Puritans' disapproval. Now Elizabeth must decide whether to follow her head or her heart. Show more

Contributors

Elizabeth:: Glenda Jackson
Robert Dudley:: Robert Hardy
William Cecil:: Ronald Hines
Walsingham:: Stephen Murray
Earl of Sussex:: John Shrapnel
Sir Christopher Hatton:: Bernard Horsfall
Writer:: Julian Mitchell
Director:: Richard Martin

Genres

DramaBiographical
DramaClassic & Period

Series

Elizabeth R

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