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Feature film — 2016

Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary (2016)

6.80h 59mDocumentary — History

A dramatisation based on the exchange of letters between Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I, detailing the hatred and obsession in their bitter rivalry. Expert historians examine and interpret the royals' motives for the animosity that lasted more than two decades, and which threatened to tear apart the reigning monarch and her kingdom.

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A high-signal pick with 6 votes.

Pioneer Productions / BBC

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Director: Renny Bartlett

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Cast & crew

Helen Bradbury as Elizabeth I

Helen Bradbury

Elizabeth I

Beth Cooke as Mary, Queen of Scots

Beth Cooke

Mary, Queen of Scots

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Adam Burton

Thomas Randolph

Michael Jenn as Lord Burghley

Michael Jenn

Lord Burghley

Jamie Laird as Sir James Melville

Jamie Laird

Sir James Melville

Simon Cotton as Lord Robert Dudley

Simon Cotton

Lord Robert Dudley

Nicholas Agnew as Anthony Babington

Nicholas Agnew

Anthony Babington

Bernard Hill as Narrator

Bernard Hill

Narrator

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