This four-hour epic explores the full sweep of the life of Elizabeth I.

A lavish production based on the life and tumultuous 40-year reign of one of Britain's most fascinating monarchs, this four-hour epic explores the full sweep of the life of Elizabeth I - a teenage princess imprisoned in the Tower of London; her great love affair with Robert Dudley; her years of triumph over the Armada; her last, enigmatic relationship with the young Earl of Essex; and her death at the age of 70. Scripted by Paula Milne ("The Politician's Wife"), "The Virgin Queen" stars BAFTA Award-winning actress Anne-Marie Duff ( The Magdalene Sisters ) as the iconic Queen in a film set against the backdrop of some of Britain's most beautiful landscapes.