"Elizabeth I" (2005) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

22 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | History | Romance

Plot:

Miniseries about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.

Plot Keywords:

Queen Elizabeth I | Drawn And Quartered | Netherlands | Interrogation | Palace Intrigue

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 17 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Helen Mirren	...	Elizabeth I (2 episodes, 2005)
Hugh Dancy	...	Earl of Essex (2 episodes, 2005)
Toby Jones	...	Robert Cecil (2 episodes, 2005)
Patrick Malahide	...	Sir Francis Walsingham (2 episodes, 2005)
Ian McDiarmid	...	Lord Burghley (2 episodes, 2005)
Toby Salaman	...	Dr Lopez (2 episodes, 2005)
Ann Firbank	...	Lady Anne (2 episodes, 2005)
Jeremy Irons	...	Earl of Leicester / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
Diana Kent	...	Lady Essex (2 episodes, 2005)

Also Known As:

Elizabeth and Essex (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

223 min (2 parts)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Lithuanian Film Studios, Vilnius, Lithuania

Company:

Company Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Leicester says to Elizabeth 'Kiss me, Bess' his hand is placed on the back of her neck. When the camera changes angle his hand has moved to her cheek.

Quotes:

[Signing Mary's death-warrant]
Queen Elizabeth I: I want to hear no more of this... but someone is to give me an account of it when it is done.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008) (TV)

The Humanity Of The Icon

I'm so brainwashed about Elizabeth I, Bette Davis, Judi Dench, Glenda Jackson, Flora Robson that it was startling at first to get to know the woman behind the icon. Helen Mirren is beyond superb, she is a miracle worker. Meryl Streep called her "an acting God" and she wasn't kidding. I'm not going to go into the story, we all know it, more or less, but I can assure you we've never seen it quite like this. Her imposing presence doesn't cancel her humanity, her rages, her pain, her longing her capacity for love and compassion with the fierce awareness that she is the queen and not just any old queen but Elizabeth I Queen of England. A total absorbing delight from beginning to end. Long Live Helen Mirren!