Penelope travels back in time to join the Babington family as they face danger trying to rescue Mary, Queen of Scots, witnessing tragic events unfold.
Sophie Thompson
Penelope
Elizabeth Bradley
Aunt Tissie / Dame Cicely
Gerald James
Uncle Barnabas
Sarah Benfield
Tabitha
Simon Gipps-Kent
Francis Babington
Mary Maude
Mistress Babington
Louis Hammond
Jude
Charles Rogers
Anthony Babington
Michele Copsey
Arabella
Michael Greatorex
Tom Snowball
Graham Rigby
Adam Deedick
Heather Chasen
Mary Queen of Scots
Gillian Maude
Seton
Derrick Gilbert
Parson / Dick Woodiwiss
Paul Geoffrey
Chideock Tichbourne
Seymour Green
Father Ballard
Gabor Vernon
Monsieur Oudry
Antony Linford
Will Jessup
Dorothea Brooking
Director, Producer
Diana De Vere Cole
Writer
Sep 15, 2019
Jan 15, 2023
Jan 9, 1995
Mar 6, 2022
Aug 9, 2014
Jul 25, 2019
Apr 19, 2024
Jul 13, 2025
BBC
GB
United Kingdom
English
