Elizabeth I (2005 TV series)

Elizabeth I
Title screen with Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons
Written byNigel Williams
Directed byTom Hooper
StarringHelen Mirren
Jeremy Irons
Patrick Malahide
Toby Jones
Hugh Dancy
Barbara Flynn
Ewen Bremner
Ian McDiarmid
Theme music composerRob Lane
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerBarney Reisz
CinematographyLarry Smith
EditorsBeverley Mills
Melanie Oliver
Running time223 minutes
Production companiesHBO Films
Channel 4 Television Corporation
Company Pictures
Budget£5.5 million[1]
Original release
NetworkChannel 4 (UK)
HBO (US)
Release29 September (2005-09-29) –
6 October 2005 (2005-10-06)
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Elizabeth I is a two-part 2005 British-American historical drama television serial directed by Tom Hooper, written by Nigel Williams, and starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I of England. The drama covers approximately the last 24 years of her nearly 45-year reign. Part 1 focuses on the final years of her relationship with the Earl of Leicester, played by Jeremy Irons. Part 2 focuses on her subsequent relationship with the Earl of Essex, played by Hugh Dancy.

The series originally was broadcast in the United Kingdom in two two-hour segments on Channel 4. It later aired on HBO in the United States, CBC and TMN in Canada, ATV in Hong Kong, ABC in Australia, and TVNZ Television One in New Zealand.

The series went on to win Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe Awards.

  1. ^ Williams, Sally (10 September 2005). "Monarch of the moment". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2012.