The Virgin Queen Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

January 22, 2006

Genre

Drama

Network

BBC

Cast

Tom Hardy, Anne-Marie Duff, Kevin McKidd, Ian Hart, Emilia Fox, Sienna Guillory, Jason Watkins, Dexter Fletcher, Tara Fitzgerald, Ulrich Thomsen

Tom Hardy

as Robert Dudley

Anne-Marie Duff

as Queen Elizabeth I

Kevin McKidd

as Duke of Norfolk

Ian Hart

as William Cecil - Lord Burghley

Emilia Fox

as Amy Dudley

Sienna Guillory

as Lettice Knollys

Jason Watkins

as Christopher Hatton

Dexter Fletcher

as Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex

Tara Fitzgerald

as Kat Ashley

Ulrich Thomsen

as Baron Casper Breuner

About The Virgin Queen

About

Four-part miniseries based upon the life of Queen Elizabeth I. The story follows Elizabeth from teenage princess to powerful monarch. It focuses on her love for Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester.

Trivia

The miniseries was intended to air in September 2005. It was delayed because the date coincided with the release of the miniseries Elizabeth I starring Helen Mirren.