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 the 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.
Vanessa Redgrave
Glenda Jackson
Patrick McGoohan
Timothy Dalton
Nigel Davenport
Trevor Howard
Daniel Massey
Ian Holm
Andrew Keir
Tom Fleming
Katherine Kath
Beth Harris
Frances White
Bruce Purchase
Brian Coburn
Vernon Dobtcheff
Raf De La Torre
Richard Warner
Maria Aitken
Jeremy Bulloch
Richard Denning
Robert James