Screenplay:
Julian MitchellCast:
Glenda Jackson, Robert Hardy, Esmond Knight, John Shrapnel, Nicholas Selby, John Nettleton, Peter Egan, Rachel Kempson, Vivian Pickles, Rosalie Crutchley (more)Plots(1)
A masterful dramatization of the 45-year reign of Elizabeth I produced by the BBC. Nine hour-long episodes chronicle the British monarch's affairs of state and affairs of the heart. Beginning with her ascendance to the throne, Elizabeth I challenged the status quo, not least by her refusal to marry. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Stacey Tendeter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/806/163806072_767372.jpg)
Stacey Tendeter
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Death of an Expert Witness (1983) (series)
The Bill (1984) (series)
![John Cairney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479180_9114ea.jpg)
John Cairney
UK
Best series:
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
![Basil Dignam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477807_be6e6e.jpg)
Basil Dignam
UK
Best series:
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Bernard Holley
UK
Best series:
Keeping Up Appearances (1990) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Taggart (1983) (series)
![Michael Culver](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/440/161440621_ebb9f0.jpg)
Michael Culver
UK
Best series:
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986) (series)
The Persuaders! (1971) (series)
Wallander (2008) (series)
![Stephen Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/580/161580930_69957d.jpg)
![Victor Harrington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/355/161355677_91a359.jpg)
Victor Harrington
Malta
Best series:
The Prisoner (1967) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (series)
![David Collings](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/374/161374911_5b3bbf.jpg)
David Collings
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Professionals (1977) (series)
Blakes 7 (1978) (series)
![Hamilton Dyce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/377/161377941_e6ebc6.jpg)
Hamilton Dyce
UK
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)
![Leonard Sachs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/379/161379976_6cedbb.jpg)
Leonard Sachs
South Africa
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Sherlock Holmes (1964) (series)
![Michael Beint](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/389/161389144_56291d.jpg)
Michael Beint
UK
Best series:
Benny Hill (1962) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Sherlock Holmes (1964) (series)
![David Hargreaves](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392319_845d94.jpg)
David Hargreaves
UK
Best series:
All Creatures Great and Small (1978) (series)
Fleabag (2016) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Ronald Hines](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/442/161442691_d5a6e7.jpg)
Ronald Hines
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Bernard Hepton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/459/161459440_d0af5a.jpg)
Bernard Hepton
UK
Best series:
I, Claudius (1976) (series)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Smiley's People (1982) (series)
![Julian Holloway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/476/161476870_7bd4c2.jpg)
Julian Holloway
UK
Best series:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Regular Show (2009) (series)
The Saint (1962) (series)
![Philip Voss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477727_fa0407.jpg)
Philip Voss
UK
Best series:
Vicious (2013) (series)
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
Let Them Eat Cake (1999) (series)
Raf De La Torre
France
Best series:
Doctor Who (1963) (series)
![Robert Sansom](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/522/161522527_ac333f.jpg)
Robert Sansom
UK
Best series:
The Saint (1962) (series)
Jane Eyre (1973) (series)
The Avengers (1961) (series)