Elizabeth I (TV series)
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| Elizabeth I | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Helen Mirren Jeremy Irons Hugh Dancy |
| Release date(s) | 29 September 2005 |
| Country |  UK |
| Language | English |
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Elizabeth I is an Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-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 Part 2.)
The series premiered in the UK 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.
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, Lithuania, built in 1500.
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.
Tagline: "The Hardest Thing to Govern is the Heart."
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[edit] Cast
- Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland – Helen Mirren
- Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester – Jeremy Irons
- Sir Francis Walsingham – Patrick Malahide
- Robert Cecil – Toby Jones
- Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex – Hugh Dancy
- Mary, Queen of Scots – Barbara Flynn
- William Cecil, Lord Burghley – Ian McDiarmid
- François, Duke of Anjou – Jérémie Covillault
- Dr Lopez - Toby Salaman
- Frances Walsingham - Diana Kent
- King James VI of Scotland - Ewen Bremner
[edit] Awards
The miniseries was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards. It won the following:
- Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, or Movie
Eve Stewart (production designer), Leon McCarthy (art director), Sarah Whittle (set decorator) - Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Doreen Jones (casting director) - Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, for part 2
Mike O'Neill (costume designer), Samantha Horn (assistant costume designer) - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
Tom Hooper (director) - Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, for part 2
Fae Hammond (hairstyling designer), Sue Westwood (hairstylist) - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Helen Mirren - Outstanding Miniseries
Suzan Harrison (executive producer), George Faber (executive producer), Charles Pattinson (executive producer), Nigel Williams (executive producer), Barney Reisz (producer) - Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie, for part 1
Beverley Mills (editor) - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Jeremy Irons
It won all three of its nominations at the 64th Golden Globes:
- Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (Jeremy Irons)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television (Helen Mirren)
[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.
