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Aired Wednesday 20 December, 11:15pm - 12:40amon BBC Four HD

Elizabeth R

The Lion's Cub

In the years before her accession at the age of 25, the young princess struggles to survive in the face of great danger.

Category
Biography / Historical drama
Original air date
17/02/1971
Cast and crew
  • Roderick GrahamDirector
  • Glenda JacksonQueen Elizabeth I
  • Ronald HinesWilliam Cecil (Lord Burghley)
  • Robert HardyRobert Dudley (Earl of Leicester)
  • Stephen MurrayWalsingham
  • John ShrapnelEarl of Sussex
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