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Elizabeth R

Sweet England's Pride

Duration: 1 hour, 18 minutes

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

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Classic historical drama series. An elderly Elizabeth instructs the Earl of Essex to quell the threat of an Irish uprising, but will she have to deal with a rebellion of her own?

Contributors

Elizabeth:
Glenda Jackson
Robert Devereux:
Robin Ellis
William Cecil:
Ronald Hines
Sir Robert Cecil:
Hugh Dickson
Sir Francis Bacon:
John Nettleton
Sir Walter Raleigh:
Nicholas Selby
Writer:
Ian Rodger