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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

on BBC One Channel Islands

Available for 11 months

A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign, including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada and romantic disappointments.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth I:
Cate Blanchett
Bess Throckmorton:
Abbie Cornish
Robert Reston:
Rhys Ifans
Sir Christopher Hatton:
Laurence Fox
Sir Walter Raleigh:
Clive Owen
Amias Paulet:
Tom Hollander
Sir Francis Walsingham:
Geoffrey Rush
Anthony Babington:
Eddie Redmayne
Mary, Queen of Scots:
Samantha Morton
King Philip II of Spain:
Jordi Molla
Director:
Shekhar Kapur

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