Bloody Queens: Elizabeth and Mary

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Helen Bradbury Elizabeth I

Beth Cooke Mary, Queen of Scots

Adam Burton Thomas Randolph

Michael Jenn Lord Burghley

Jamie Laird Sir James Melville