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. Production of the series had many irregularities, such as the producer falsely claiming it was coproduced by BBC.
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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
Reception
The series has been criticised for having low quality production values, in spite of its budget of around €2 million per episode. Another cause of controversy was that the series was filmed in English and then dubbed into Spanish. 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.