Elizabeth & Walter

Rating: 7/10 (29 December 2019)

A grandiose plod through just three years (1585-88) of the reign of Elizabeth I, when in her early fifties she was still relatively young and fit enough still to be played by Cate Blanchett.
Riddled with inaccuracies from beginning to end (Walsingham is depicted on his death bed just after the defeat of the Armada when he actually died ten years later; and did Elizabeth I really wear armour when she addressed her fleet at Tilbury?). But it sure looks good, especially Ms Blanchett in a variety of ginger wigs and killer outfits against the backdrop of various stately homes.