Elizabeth R Sweet England's Pride (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV-14
TV Episode | 78 min | Biography, Drama, History

Elizabeth R

Sweet England's Pride (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV-14

TV Episode | 78 min | Biography, Drama, History

It is 1600 and Elizabeth is now an old woman yet she is still a match for the young, handsome, and dashing Earl of Essex. The Irish troubles and crushing the rebellious Essex rob an aged and weary Queen of the will to live.

Director

Writer

Producer

Composer

Editor

Dan Rae

Production Designer

Richard Henry

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 24, 1971

Release date

Mar 19, 1972 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Glenda Jackson Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I See fewer	Women in Love (1969)
Robin Ellis Robert Devereaux (Earl of Essex) Robert Devereaux (Earl of Essex) See fewer	Poldark (1975)
Hugh Dickson Sir Robert Cecil Sir Robert Cecil See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
John Nettleton Sir Francis Bacon Sir Francis Bacon See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Nicholas Selby Sir Walter Raleigh Sir Walter Raleigh See fewer	Macbeth (1971)
Clifford Rose Egerton Egerton See fewer	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Ronald Hines William Cecil (Lord Burghley) William Cecil (Lord Burghley) See fewer	The Deep Concern (1979)
Peter Egan Earl of Southampton Earl of Southampton See fewer	The Wedding Date (2005)
Hayden Jones Sir Christopher Blount (as Haydn Jones) Sir Christopher Blount (as Haydn Jones) See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Patrick O'Connell O'Neill O'Neill See fewer	The Brothers (1972)
Peter Howell Lord Howard Lord Howard See fewer	Scum (1979)
Angela Thorne Lettice Knollys, Lady Leicester Lettice Knollys, Lady Leicester See fewer	To the Manor Born (1979)
Sonia Fraser Elizabeth Vernon Elizabeth Vernon See fewer	Saturday Playhouse (1958)
Shirley Dixon Lady Rich Lady Rich See fewer	Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Judith South Lady Essex Lady Essex See fewer	Elizabeth R (1971)
Kevin Flood Horseman to O'Neill Horseman to O'Neill See fewer	Tristan + Isolde (2006)
Wesley Murphy Conan Conan See fewer	Far and Away (1992)
Harry Webster Lord Mayor of Dublin Lord Mayor of Dublin See fewer	Far and Away (1992)
Philip Voss King Richard King Richard See fewer	Octopussy (1983)
David Hargreaves Bolingbroke Bolingbroke See fewer	Last Christmas (2019)
Michael Beint Gaoler Gaoler See fewer	Elizabeth (1998)
Peter Forest Harper Harper See fewer	An Enemy of the State (1965)
Winefride Madigan Irish Peasant Irish Peasant See fewer	Menace (1970)
Derek Martin Horseman to Cecil Horseman to Cecil See fewer	Law & Order (1978)