Elizabeth I (2005 TV series)

Elizabeth I
Title screen with Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons
Written by	Nigel Williams
Directed by	Tom Hooper
Starring	Helen Mirren Jeremy Irons Patrick Malahide Toby Jones Hugh Dancy Barbara Flynn Ewen Bremner Ian McDiarmid
Theme music composer	Rob Lane
Country of origin	United Kingdom United States
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Producer	Barney Reisz
Cinematography	Larry Smith
Editors	Beverley Mills Melanie Oliver
Running time	223 minutes
Production companies	HBO Films Channel 4 Television Corporation Company Pictures
Budget	£5.5 million[1]
Original release
Network	Channel 4 (UK) HBO (US)
Release	29 September (2005-09-29) – 6 October 2005 (2005-10-06)
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Elizabeth I is a two-part 2005 British-American historical drama television serial directed by Tom Hooper, written by Nigel Williams, and starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I of England. The drama covers approximately the last 24 years of her nearly 45-year reign. Part 1 focuses on the final years of her relationship with the Earl of Leicester, played by Jeremy Irons. Part 2 focuses on her subsequent relationship with the Earl of Essex, played by Hugh Dancy.

The series originally was broadcast in the United Kingdom in two two-hour segments on Channel 4. It later aired on HBO in the United States, CBC and TMN in Canada, ATV in Hong Kong, ABC in Australia, and TVNZ Television One in New Zealand.

The series went on to win Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe Awards.