Cast
Eight actors receive billing in the opening credits of one or both parts of Elizabeth I:
- Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I
- Jeremy Irons as Earl of Leicester
- Hugh Dancy as Earl of Essex
- Toby Jones as Robert Cecil
- Patrick Malahide as Sir Francis Walsingham
- Ian McDiarmid as Lord Burghley
- Barbara Flynn as Mary Queen of Scots
- Ewen Bremner as King James VI
The full cast of characters of each part is listed in the closing credits of each part. Apart from those receiving star billing, those in Part 1 include:
- Jérémie Covillault as Duke of Anjou
- Simon Woods as Gifford
- Diana Kent as Lady Essex
- Toby Salaman as Dr Lopez
- Geoffrey Streatfeild as Sir Anthony Babington
- David Delve as Sir Francis Drake
- Martin Marquez as Don Bernadino de Mendoza
- Rimantas Bagdzevicius as Howard of Effingham
Apart from those receiving star billing and Salaman as Dr Lopez, those in Part 2 include:
- Will Keen as Francis Bacon
- Eddie Redmayne as Southampton
- Ben Pullen as Sir Walter Raleigh
- Charlotte Asprey as Frances Walsingham
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