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DRAMA

The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.

name	character
Alfie Allen	Arundel's Son
Lily Allen	Lady in Waiting
Fanny Ardant	Mary of Guise
Richard Attenborough	Sir William Cecil
Daisy Bevan	Arundel's Daughter
Cate Blanchett	Elizabeth I
Kathy Burke	Queen Mary Tudor
Eric Cantona	Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel	Duc d'Anjou
Daniel Craig	John Ballard
Kenny Doughty	Sir Thomas Elyot
Christopher Eccleston	Duke of Norfolk
Joseph Fiennes	Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Jamie Foreman	Earl of Sussex
James Frain	Alvaro de la Quadra
Elika Gibbs	Lady in Waiting
John Gielgud	The Pope
Sally Grey	Lady in Waiting
Edward Hardwicke	Earl of Arundel
Jeremy Hawk	Second Bishop
Kate Loustau	Lady in Waiting
Kelly Macdonald	Isabel Knollys
Emily Mortimer	Kat Ashley
Daniel Moynihan	First Bishop
Sarah Owen	Lady in Waiting
Geoffrey Rush	Sir Francis Walsingham
Amanda Ryan	Lettice Howard

name
Tim Bevan	producer
Eric Fellner	producer
David Hirschfelder	composer
Michael Hirst	screenplay
Shekhar Kapur	director
Alison Owen	producer

year	award	category	name
1998	BAFTA	Best Actress in a Leading Role	Cate Blanchett
1998	BAFTA	Best British Film
1998	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress	Cate Blanchett