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Endgame
Episode 3 of 3
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.
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Thu 29 Sep 202223:05
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Duration: 02:06
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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