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Mary Queen of Scots (Season 4, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Drama

Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at he age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen ...See moreMary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at he age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history. Written by alfiehitchie See less
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Friedrich Schiller (play) | Stephen Spender (translation)
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Updated Jan 12, 1969

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Jan 12, 1969 (United Kingdom)
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17 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Atherton
Sir Drue Drury Sir Drue Drury   See fewer
Edward Atienza
Count Aubespine Count Aubespine   See fewer
Emile Belcourt
Bellievre Bellievre   See fewer
Pamela Brown
Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth   See fewer
Peter Cellier
Lord Burleigh, Lord High Treasurer Lord Burleigh, Lord High Treasurer   See fewer
Jon Finch
Sir Edward Mortimer Sir Edward Mortimer   See fewer
Walter Fitzgerald
Talbot - Earl of Shrewsbury Talbot - Earl of Shrewsbury   See fewer
Lee Fox
Officer Officer   See fewer
Derek Godfrey
Robert Dudley - Earl of Leicester Robert Dudley - Earl of Leicester   See fewer
John Harvey
Earl of Kent Earl of Kent   See fewer
Bernard Hepton
Sir Andrew Melvil Sir Andrew Melvil   See fewer
Anthony Higgins
Sir William Davison (as Anthony Corlan) Sir William Davison (as Anthony Corlan)   See fewer
Virginia McKenna
Mary Stuart Mary Stuart   See fewer
Wesley Murphy
O'Kelly O'Kelly   See fewer
Fanny Rowe
Hanna Kennedy Hanna Kennedy   See fewer
Tony Steedman
Sir Amias Paulet Sir Amias Paulet   See fewer
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