Elizabeth I
(Channel 5, 2017)
One of Channel 5’s best performing shows
– 2.2m viewers in its first week
This three-part docudrama, co-presented and co-written by Suzannah and Dan Jones, and starring Lily Cole and Felicity Dean as the queen, explores the rise and reign of Elizabeth I.
The series explores Elizabeth I and her enemies. It begins by examining the evidence of whether Thomas Seymour sexually abused the teenage Princess Elizabeth, the battle with Philip II’s Spanish Armada, and the attempted coup by the Earl of Essex in Elizabeth’s final years.
‘A lively take on Elizabeth I’s life and times…
[The] two presenters… bring gravitas as they look at Henry VIII declaring Elizabeth a bastard and her mother Anne Boleyn’s execution’
Radio Times
Elizabeth I was well covered by the press:
- The Daily Mail talked about the series in their article Elizabeth’s death-defying life.
- All About History interviewed Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones about the series.
- Suzannah wrote a piece for BBC History Magazine, considering the evidence of whether Thomas Seymour sexually abused the teenage Princess Elizabeth.
Credits
Cinematographer: Brendan McGinty
Director: Chris Holt
Executive Producers: Sue Jones and Nick Kent
Made by Oxford Film and Television for Channel 5
