Story :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.
Cast
Cate BlanchettElizabeth I
Joseph FiennesRobert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey RushSir Francis Walsingham
Christopher EcclestonDuke of Norfolk
John GielgudThe Pope
Richard AttenboroughSir William Cecil
Fanny ArdantMary of Guise
Éric CantonaMonsieur de Foix
Vincent CasselDuc d'Anjou
Kathy BurkeQueen Mary Tudor
Edward HardwickeEarl of Arundel
Emily MortimerKat Ashley
James FrainAlvaro de la Quadra
Kelly MacdonaldIsabel Knollys
Kenny DoughtySir Thomas Elyot
Daniel CraigJohn Ballard
Alfie AllenArundel's Son
Jamie ForemanEarl of Sussex
Lily AllenLady in Waiting
Amanda RyanLettice Howard
Sally GreyLady in Waiting
Elika GibbsLady in Waiting
Sarah OwenLady in Waiting
Kate LoustauLady in Waiting
Daniel MoynihanFirst Bishop
Jeremy HawkSecond Bishop
Daisy BevanArundel's Daughter
Hayley BurroughsLady in Waiting
Joe WhiteMaster of the Tower
Matt AndrewsNorfolk's Man
Ben FrainYoung French Man
Lewis JonesPriest
Michael BeintBishop Carlisle
Angus DeaytonWaad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Joseph O'ConorEarl of Derby
Brendan O'HeaLord William Howard
Edward HighmoreLord Harewood
James RoweBishop (in Cellar)
Donald PelmearThird Bishop
Tim BevanHandsome Man
Liz GilesFemale Martyr
Rod CulbertsonMaster Ridley
Peter StockbridgePalace Chamberlain
Valerie GaleMary's Dwarf
George AntoniKing Philip II of Spain
Wayne SleepDance Tutor
Charles CartmellDudley's Man
Edward PurverDudley's Man
Vladimir VegaVatican Cardinal
Jennifer LewickiArundel's Housemaid
Viviane HorneArundel's Wife
Nick SmallmanWalsingham's Man
James BrittonMember of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)