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 he 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.

Starring:

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

Genre:

Drama, History