The Virgin Queen 18 years old

The Virgin Queen explores the full sweep of Elizabeth's life: from her days of fear as a potential victim of her sister's terror; through her great love affair with Robert Dudley; into her years of triumph over the Armada; and finally her old age and her last, enigmatic relationship with her young protégé, the Earl of Essex.

Credits

Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy

Robert Dudley

Emilia Fox
Emilia Fox

Amy Dudley

Joanne Whalley
Joanne Whalley

Queen Mary

Ralph Ineson
Ralph Ineson

Dr. William Cowes

Enzo Cilenti
Enzo Cilenti

Jean de Simier

Cast

Name Character
Tom Hardy He was 28 , 30 years old when he died as Robert Dudley
Emilia Fox She was 31 , now 49 years old as Amy Dudley
Joanne Whalley She was 41 , now 59 years old as Queen Mary
Ralph Ineson He was 36 , now 54 years old as Dr. William Cowes
Ulrich Thomsen He was 42 , now 60 years old as Baron
Enzo Cilenti He was 31 , now 49 years old as Jean de Simier
Sienna Guillory She was 30 , now 49 years old as Lettice Knollys
Kevin McKidd He was 32 , now 50 years old as Duke of Norfolk
Ian Hart He was 41 , now 59 years old as William Cecil - Lord Burghley
Stephen Walters as Gilbert Gifford
Anne-Marie Duff She was 35 , now 53 years old as Queen Elizabeth I
Tara Fitzgerald She was 38 , now 56 years old as Kat Ashley
Ewen Bremner He was 33 , now 52 years old as Sir James Melville
Ben Daniels He was 41 , now 59 years old as Francis Walsingham
Shaun Evans He was 25 , now 44 years old as Earl of Southampton
Dexter Fletcher He was 39 , now 58 years old as Sir Thomas Radcliffe - Earl of Sussex
Neil Stuke He was 39 , now 57 years old as Francis Bacon
Tony Maudsley He was 37 , now 56 years old as Captain Morgan
Hans Matheson He was 30 , now 48 years old as Robert Devereux - Earl of Essex
Vincent Franklin He was 39 , now 57 years old as Thomas Phelippes
Emma Kennedy She was 38 , now 56 years old as Ellen
Nicholas Hewetson He was 303 , 58 years old when he died as Artist
Robert Pugh He was 56 , now 74 years old as Lord Chancellor Gardiner
Jordy Cernik as Period Guard
Richard Syms He was 63 , now 81 years old as Courtier
Derek Riddell He was 39 , now 57 years old as Sir Walter Raleigh
Matthias Gibbig as Duke of Anjou
Jason Watkins He was 39 , now 57 years old as Christopher Hatton
Martin Nigel Davey as Earl of Pembroke
Sebastian Armesto He was 23 , now 41 years old as Charles Blount
Tom Chambers He was 46 , now 64 years old as Sir Thomas Gorges
Dale Mercer as Court Dancer
Charlotte Winner as Mary, Queen of Scots
Gavin Brocker as Young Man

Crew

Name Job title
Nina Gold Production She was 39 , now 57 years old Casting
Charmian Adams Art Art Direction
David Odd Camera Director of Photography
Donal Woods Art Production Design
Coky Giedroyc Directing She was 44 , now 62 years old Director
Amy Roberts Costume & Make-Up She was 11 , now 29 years old Costume Design
Simon Curtis Production He was 19 , now 38 years old Producer
Paula Milne Writing She was 59 , now 77 years old Writer
Joe Walker Editing He was 42 , now 60 years old Editor
The Virgin Queen poster
The Virgin Queen (18 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 2006-01-22
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 4