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The Marriage Game

Elizabeth R

Episode 2 of 6

Classic historical drama series. The unmarried young queen is encouraged to find a suitable husband so that she can produce an heir, but she finds that very few suitors interest her.

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1 hour, 30 minutes

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Wed 20 Dec 2023 23:40

BBC Four

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Role	Contributor
Elizabeth	Glenda Jackson
William Cecil	Ronald Hines
Robert Dudley	Robert Hardy
Bishop de Quadra	Esmond Knight
Sir James Melville	John Cairney
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots	Vivian Pickles
Writer	Rosemary Anne Sisson
Director	Herbert Wise

Wed 24 Feb 1971 21:20

BBC Two England
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