Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Elizabeth R
- Who's watched: M & G
- Mentions: *1* *2*
- Commentary: Another one of our perennial BBC favorites. Believe it or not, our entire family first watched this on Guam during it's first run. I was reminded of it when my mother became entranced with HBO's recent offering Elizabeth I.
It's hard to say which she and I each prefer, although the BBC version has more compelling detail, and, of course, Glenda Jackson is the definitive Queen Elizabeth I, although Helen Mirren runs a very, very close second, and Jeremy Irons is my favorite, by a hair, for The Duke of Leichester.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Glenda Jackson Elizabeth I Robert Hardy Robert Dudley Ronald Hines William Cecil Stephen Murray Francis Walsingham John Shrapnel Thomas Radclyffe Bernard Horsfall Christopher Hatton Robin Ellis Robert Devereux Jason Kemp Edward VI
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1971
The directors of the six episodes are:- The Lion's Cub directed by Claude Whatham
- The Marriage Game directed by Herbert Wise
- Shadow in the Sun directed by Richard Martin
- Horrible Conspiracies directed by Roderick Graham
- The Enterprise of England directed by Donald McWhinnie
- Sweet England's Pride directed by Roderick Graham
Labels: biography1, drama9, elizabeth-I, historical3, period4, political4, royals, TV2
