"The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley."
Cate Blanchett
as Elizabeth I
Joseph Fiennes
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Geoffrey Rush
as Sir Francis Walsingham
Christopher Eccleston
as Duke of Norfolk
John Gielgud
as The Pope
Richard Attenborough
as Sir William Cecil
Fanny Ardant
as Mary of Guise
Éric Cantona
as Monsieur de Foix
Vincent Cassel
as Duc d'Anjou
Kathy Burke
as Queen Mary Tudor
Edward Hardwicke
as Earl of Arundel
Emily Mortimer
as Kat Ashley
James Frain
as Alvaro de la Quadra
Kelly Macdonald
as Isabel Knollys
Kenny Doughty
as Sir Thomas Elyot
Daniel Craig
as John Ballard
Alfie Allen
as Arundel's Son
Jamie Foreman
as Earl of Sussex
Lily Allen
as Lady in Waiting
Amanda Ryan
as Lettice Howard
Sally Grey
Elika Gibbs
Sarah Owen
Kate Loustau
Daniel Moynihan
as First Bishop
Jeremy Hawk
as Second Bishop
Daisy Bevan
as Arundel's Daughter
Hayley Burroughs
Joe White
as Master of the Tower
Matt Andrews
as Norfolk's Man
Ben Frain
as Young French Man
Lewis Jones
as Priest
Michael Beint
as Bishop Carlisle
Angus Deayton
as Waad, Chancellor of the Eschequer
Joseph O'Conor
as Earl of Derby
Brendan O'Hea
as Lord William Howard
Edward Highmore
as Lord Harewood
James Rowe
as Bishop (in Cellar)
Donald Pelmear
as Third Bishop
Tim Bevan
as Handsome Man
Liz Giles
as Female Martyr
Rod Culbertson
as Master Ridley
Peter Stockbridge
as Palace Chamberlain
Valerie Gale
as Mary's Dwarf
George Antoni
as King Philip II of Spain
Wayne Sleep
as Dance Tutor
Charles Cartmell
as Dudley's Man
Edward Purver
Vladimir Vega
as Vatican Cardinal
Jennifer Lewicki
as Arundel's Housemaid
Viviane Horne
as Arundel's Wife
Nick Smallman
as Walsingham's Man
James Britton
as Member of Duc d'Anjou's Group (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as (uncredited)
Ben Mars
as Royal Guard of Honour (uncredited)
Daniel O'Meara
as Henchman (uncredited)
Jocelyn Quivrin
as French Guard (uncredited)
Matthew Rhys
Jason Savin
as Courtier (uncredited)
Christian Simpson
as Royal Guard (uncredited)
Liam Foley
John Myhre
Production Design
Producer
Eric Fellner
Alison Owen
Alexandra Byrne
Costume Design
Vanessa Pereira
Casting
Simone Pereira Hind
David Hirschfelder
Original Music Composer
Shekhar Kapur
Director
Michael Hirst
Screenplay
Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
Jill Bilcock
Editor
Lucy Richardson
Art Direction
Victoria Mielewska
Dialect Coach
Penny Dyer
Dialogue Coach
William Willoughby
Stunts
Vincent Keane
Dominic Preece
Rowley Irlam
Peter White
Derek Lea
Kiran Shah
Gabe Cronnelly
Tom Lucy
Nick Hobbs
Danielle da Costa
Andy Bennett
Peter Miles
Neil Finnighan
Richard Bradshaw
Jo McLaren
Steve Griffin
Ray De-Haan
Simon Crane
Rocky Taylor
Sy Holland
C.C. Smiff
Steve Caswell
Sean Savage
Camera Operator
Nicola Barnes
Art Department Coordinator
Fred Evans
Sculptor
Matthew Gray
Set Designer
Michael Higham
Music Editor
George Gibbs
Special Effects Coordinator
Christine Whitney
Makeup Artist
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Philip Sindall
Sue Lefton
Choreographer
Miranda Davidson
Hairstylist
Poppy Luard
Assistant Art Director
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Mark Taylor
Jimmy Wilson
Gaffer
Ivana Primorac
Mark Auguste
Supervising Sound Editor
Christine Greenwood
Sue Quinn
Location Manager
Karen Ferguson
Dave Machin
Transportation Coordinator
Roy Rodgers
Andrew MacRitchie
First Assistant Editor
Pat Rambaut
Script Supervisor
Anita Burger
Peter Chiang
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kate Buckland
Brian Bishop
Scenic Artist
Patric Scott
Unit Publicist
Alex Bailey
Still Photographer
Rachael Jones
Ricky Butt
Foley Artist
Liza Chasin
Debra Hayward
Jenny Shircore
Peter Howitt
Set Decoration
Tim Hands
Dialogue Editor
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Alan Stewart
Second Unit Director of Photography
Tommy Gormley
First Assistant Director
ADR Editor
David Balfour
Property Master
Ian Madden
Second Unit Director
Dan Grace
Wardrobe Assistant
Mike Stallion
Draughtsman