Queen Elizabeth I faces threats to her reign from Spain’s King Philip II abroad and her cousin Mary Stuart at home.
Cate Blanchett Queen Elizabeth I
Geoffrey Rush Sir Francis Walsingham
Clive Owen Sir Walter Raleigh
Rhys Ifans Robert Reston
Abbie Cornish Bess Throckmorton
Samantha Morton Mary Stuart
Tom Hollander Sir Amyas Paulet
Eddie Redmayne Thomas Babington
Adrian Scarborough Calley