Approaching middle age, Queen Elizabeth is conscious that she has never produced an heir to continue her line. Her advisers see plots and treachery all around her, most of it centered around her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Drama

Period Drama

Elizabeth I looks beyond the myth, to the woman behind the crown. Illuminating the grimy, lustful underbelly behind the opulence and formality of the English court, this drama tells for the first time the intimate story of Britain's most famous Queen.


Elizabeth I

Series 1

Elizabeth I looks beyond the myth, to the woman behind the crown. 

Now well into middle age, there is no longer any concern about Queen Elizabeth producing an heir and the focus now shifts to deciding who will ascend to the throne when she dies.