Characters played by Glenda Jackson
Queen Elizabeth I
Characters played by Ronald Hines
William Cecil (Lord Burghley)
Characters played by Robert Hardy
Robert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
Characters played by Stephen Murray
Walsingham
Characters played by John Shrapnel
Earl of Sussex
Characters played by Angela Thorne
Lettice Knollys
Lady Leicester
Characters played by Robin Ellis
Robert Devereaux (Earl of Essex)
Characters played by Peter Jeffrey
King Philip II of Spain
Characters played by Rachel Kempson
Kat Ashley
Characters played by Vivian Pickles
Mary Stuart
Queen of Scots
Mary
Queen of Scots
Characters played by Peter Howell
Lord Howard
Characters played by Daphne Slater
Mary I
Characters played by Hugh Dickson
Sir Robert Cecil
Characters played by Rosalie Crutchley
Catherine Parr
Characters played by Esmond Knight
Bishop de Quadra
Characters played by John Nettleton
Sir Francis Bacon
Characters played by Hamilton Dyce
Sir Amyas Paulet
Characters played by David Collings
Sir Anthony Babington
Characters played by Nicholas Selby
Sir Walter Raleigh
Characters played by John Woodvine
Sir Francis Drake
Characters played by Clifford Rose
Egerton
Characters played by Bernard Horsfall
Sir Christopher Hatton
Characters played by Basil Dignam
Archbishop Gardiner
Characters played by Leonard Sachs
Count de Feria
Characters played by Bernard Holley
Gilbert Gifford
Characters played by Margaretta Scott
Catherine de Medici
Characters played by Bernard Hepton
Archbishop Cranmer
Characters played by John Cairney
Sir James Melville
Characters played by David Nettheim
Thomas Phelippes
Characters played by Michael Williams
Duke of Alencon
Characters played by Peter Egan
Earl of Southampton
Characters played by Stacey Tendeter
Amye Dudley
Characters played by John Ronane
Thomas Seymour
Characters played by Christopher Hancock
Juan de Idiaquez
Characters played by John Graham
William Davison
Characters played by James Laurenson
Simier
Characters played by David Garfield
John Ballard
Characters played by Hayden Jones
Sir Christopher Blount
Characters played by Geoffrey Wincott
Santa Cruz
Characters played by Brian Wilde
Richard Topcliffe
Characters played by Stanley Lebor
Sir Robert Tyrwhit
Characters played by Denis Carey
Doctor Burcot
Characters played by Gordon Gostelow
Duke of Medina Sidonia
Characters played by Patrick O'Connell
O'Neill
Characters played by John Hughes
Fenelon
Characters played by Paul Hardwick
Father Robert Parsons
Characters played by Malcolm Hayes
Sir Edward Kelley
Characters played by Caroline Harris
Mary Sidney
Characters played by Nicolette Bernard
Lady Tyrwhit
Characters played by Michael Culver
John Tregannon
Characters played by Anthony Ainley
Henry Sidney
Characters played by Jill Balcon
Lady Cobham
Characters played by Raf De La Torre
Dr. John Dee
Characters played by Kevin Brennan
Bridges
Characters played by James Culliford
John Savage
Characters played by Sonia Fraser
Elizabeth Vernon
Characters played by Mary Patricia Finn
Dwarf 'Elizabeth'
Characters played by Julian Holloway
de Noailles
Characters played by Shirley Dixon
Lady Rich
Characters played by John Ruddock
John Whitgift
Characters played by Ian Ricketts
Luis Cabrera de Cordoba
Characters played by David Strong
Duke of Norfolk
Characters played by Albert Horton
Dwarf 'Leicester'
Characters played by Kenton Moore
Preacher
Characters played by Clare Austin
Mrs. Pinto
Characters played by Robert Sansom
Speaker of the Commons
Characters played by Brendan Barry
Renard
Characters played by Judith South
Lady Essex
Characters played by Leslie Lawton
Jacques
Characters played by Kevin Flood
Horseman to O'Neill
Characters played by Robert Garrett
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Characters played by Bill Horsley
Dutch Envoy
Characters played by Wesley Murphy
Conan
Characters played by Alan Foss
Sir Henry Bedingford
Characters played by Derek Hardwick
Old Soldier
Characters played by James Urquhart
Court Official
Characters played by Malcolm McFee
Young Soldier
Characters played by Harry Webster
Lord Mayor of Dublin
Characters played by Philip Brack
John Dudley
Earl of Northumberland
Characters played by Philip Voss
King Richard
Characters played by David Parfitt
Philip's Son
Characters played by Jason Kemp
Edward VI
Characters played by David Hargreaves
Bolingbroke
Characters played by Ian Barritt
Fowler
Characters played by Blake Butler
Sir Thomas Parry
Characters played by Michael Beint
Gaoler
Characters played by Richard Parry
Guard
Characters played by Peter Forest
Harper
Characters played by Sarah Frampton
Lady Jane Grey
Characters played by Winefride Madigan
Irish Peasant
Characters played by Derek Martin
Horseman to Cecil
Characters played by Robert Barry
Guildford Dudley
Characters played by Laurie Goode
Queen's Guard
Characters played by Andy Dempsey
2nd Queen's Guard
Characters played by Ian Calvin
Jester
Characters played by Keith Michell
Henry VIII
Characters played by Victor Harrington
Physician