Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr
2017 TV series or program
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Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr (In Spanish: Reinas) is a Spanish and British historical drama television series created by José Luis Moreno, and produced by Televisión Española with a Spanish and British cast.[1] Production of the series had many irregularities, such as the producer falsely claiming it was coproduced by BBC.[2]
| Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr | |
|---|---|
Film poster for the English version | |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Televisión Española BBC |
| Release | 24 January 2017 – February 28, 2017 |
Cast
- Olivia Chenery as Mary Stuart
- Rebecca Scott as Elizabeth I of England
- Tom Christian as Robert Dudley
- Harry Jarvis as Lord Darnley
- Adrián Castiñeiras as Philip II of Spain
- Fernando Gil as Grand Duke of Alba
- Laura Ledesma as Isabel de Valois
- Carlos Camino as David Rizzio
- Nick Cornwall as John Dee
- Leo Hatton as Lady Ann
- Landher Iturbe as Carlos, Prince of Asturias
- Steve Howard as Pope Pius V
- Alejandra Onieva as lady in waiting Ana of Austria
- Paloma Bloyd as Joanna of Austria
- Cerith Flinn as Francis Throckmorton
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date | Viewers (share) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "El regreso" "Return" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | 1 January 2017 | 1,947,000 (11.0%)[3] |
| 2 | "El matrimonio, razón de estado" "Marriage, reason of state" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | 31 January 2017 | 1,271,000 (7.4%)[4] |
| 3 | "Conspiración" "Conspiracy" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | 7 February 2017 | 1,228,000 (7.2%)[5] |
| 4 | "Venganza. El informe Rosso" "Revenge. The informed Rosso" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | 14 February 2017 | 1,098,000 (6.5%)[6] |
| 5 | "La abdicación" "Abdication" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | 21 February 2017 | 1,097,000 (6.3%)[7] |
| 6 | "La decapitación" "Decapitation" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | 28 February 2017 | 973,000 (6.2%)[8] |
Reception
The series has been criticised for having low quality production values, in spite of its budget of around €2 million per episode.[9] Another cause of controversy was that the series was filmed in English and then dubbed into Spanish.[10] Finally, there were irregularities with the credits, with some scriptwriters who were named on the script for the pilot episode do not feature on the show's credits, or have a page on IMDb.[11]