Elizabeth I (TV series)
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 Elizabeth I logo with Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons |
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| Directed by | Tom Hooper |
| Produced by | Barney Reisz |
| Written by | Nigel Williams |
| Starring | Helen Mirren Jeremy Irons Ian McDiarmid Hugh Dancy |
| Music by | Robert Lane |
| Release date(s) | 29 September 2005 |
| Running time | 223 minutes (2 parts) |
| Country |  UK |
| Language | English |
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Elizabeth I is an Emmy-, Peabody- and Golden Globe Award-winning television miniseries about Queen Elizabeth I of England, consisting of two 2-hour episodes produced by Channel 4 (in association with HBO) in 2005. It stars Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons (in Part 1), and Hugh Dancy (in Parts 1 and 2). The series aired in two 120-minute parts.
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[edit] Production
The series premiered in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2005. It was first broadcast in the United States on HBO and in Canada on TMN, on April 22, 2006. It was broadcast in Hong Kong on ATV from April 7–28, 2006, on ABC Australia in two parts, on September 10 and 17, 2006, and TVNZ Television One in New Zealand on February 18 and 25, 2007.
[edit] Locations
The series was filmed in Vilnius, Lithuania, where the sets were constructed inside a sports stadium. The church of the meeting between Elizabeth and James VI of Scotland is St. Anne's Church in Vilnius, built in 1500.
[edit] Historical Innacuracies
As with Schiller's play Mary Stuart, a fictitious meeting between Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots is created although they never met in real life.
[edit] Cast
- Elizabeth I – Helen Mirren
- Earl of Leicester – Jeremy Irons
- Sir Francis Walsingham – Patrick Malahide
- Robert Cecil – Toby Jones
- Earl of Essex – Hugh Dancy
- Mary, Queen of Scots – Barbara Flynn
- Lord Burghley – Ian McDiarmid
- Duke of Anjou – Jérémie Covillault
- Dr Lopez - Toby Salaman
- Frances Walsingham - Charlotte Asprey
- James VI, King of Scots - Ewen Bremner
- Sir Anthony Babington - Geoffrey Streatfield
- Sir Francis Drake - David Delve
- Don Bernardino de Mendoza - Martin Marquez
- Lord Howard of Effingham - Rimantas Bagdzevicius
- Francis Bacon - Will Keen
- Earl of Southampton - Eddie Redmayne
- Lady Essex - Diana Kent
- Sir Walter Raleigh - Ben Pullen
[edit] Awards
- Outstanding Miniseries: Suzan Harrison, George Faber, Charles Pattinson, Nigel Williams, Barney Reisz
- Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries: Tom Hooper
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries: Helen Mirren
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries: Jeremy Irons
- Outstanding Art Direction: Eve Stewart (production designer), Leon McCarthy (art director), Sarah Whittle (set decorator)
- Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries: Doreen Jones (casting director)
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries: Beverley Mills (editor)
- Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries: Mike O'Neill (costume designer), Samantha Horn (assistant costume designer)
- Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries: Fae Hammond (hairstyling designer), Sue Westwood (hairstylist)
- Best Television Mini-Series
- Best Actress in a Mini-Series: Helen Mirren
- Best Supporting Actor in a Mini-Series: Jeremy Irons
- Outstanding Female Actor in a Mini-Series: Helen Mirren
- Outstanding Male Actor in a Mini-Series: Jeremy Irons
[edit] Broadcast conflict
This series' broadcast forced the BBC to postpone the premiere broadcast of The Virgin Queen (also on Elizabeth I) until January/February 2006. The Virgin Queen was already ready at the time of the Channel 4 series' broadcast. Ewen Bremner appeared in both productions.
[edit] External links
- HBO Films: Elizabeth I
- Elizabeth I at the Internet Movie Database
- Promo designed by Trollback + Company
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