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Michael Butt - The Babington Plot

The doomed conspiracy of 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth. Hear from those who lived to tell the tale. With Stephen Greif. From December 2008.

Documentary-style drama by Michael Butt that tells the story of the 1586 plot to assassinate Elizabeth I and return England to Catholic rule under Mary, Queen of Scots. The story is told from the perspective of several of the conspirators - some genuine, some government spies that had infiltrated the group.

Presenter ...... Stephen Greif
Robert Poley ...... Burn Gorman
Thomas Salisbury ...... Sam Barnett
Aloysius Skeres ...... Chris Pavlo
Thomas Phelippes ...... Jonathan Tafler
Robert Bull ...... Stephen Critchlow
Gilbert Gifford ...... Inam Mirza
Don Mendoza ...... Malcolm Tierney
Mistress Bellamy ...... Marlene Sidaway
Jane Tichbourne ...... Janice Acquah
Agnes Lauren ...... Jill Cardo
Shepherd ...... Dan Starkey
Casey ...... Paul Rider

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.

45 minutes

Last on

Wed 16 Jan 2019 21:15

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Sasha Yevtushenko

Broadcasts

  • Tue 2 Dec 2008 14:15
  • Tue 30 Nov 2010 14:15
  • Tue 18 Aug 2015 11:15
  • Tue 18 Aug 2015 21:15
  • Fri 4 Aug 2017 11:15
  • Fri 4 Aug 2017 21:15
  • Wed 16 Jan 2019 11:15
  • Wed 16 Jan 2019 21:15

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