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Endgame

Drama-documentary series. Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading.

The final episode of a three-part drama-documentary series telling the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588.

Newly discovered documents reveal a remarkable web of misunderstandings that stopped the Spanish from invading, and show how the English victory forged the reputation of Elizabeth.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 29 Sep 2022 23:05

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Dan Snow
Queen Elizabeth I Anita Dobson
King Phillip II Philip Cox
Lord William Burghley Rupert Frazer
Sir Francis Walsingham Crispin Redman
Sir Francis Drake Iain Fletcher
Admiral Charles Howard Dominic Jephcott
Medina Sidonia Joseph Balderrama
Juan Martinez de Recalde Alun Raglan
Elizabeth Throckmorton Phoebe Thomas
Blanche Parry Gwenyth Petty
Mateo Zeh Prado
Writer Simon Winchcombe
Production Coordinator Kassi Jones
Production Manager Sophie Chapman
Executive Producer Cameron Balbirnie
Series Producer Robin Dashwood
Director Simon Winchcombe

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