Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr (In Spanish: Reinas) is a Spanish and British historical drama television series created by José Luis Moreno, and produced by Televisión Española with a Spanish and British cast.[1] Production of the series had many irregularities, such as the producer falsely claiming it was coproduced by BBC.[2]
| Queens: The Virgin and the Martyr | |
|---|---|
 Film poster for the English version | |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Televisión Española BBC |
| Original release | 24 January 2017 – April 2, 2017 |
Cast
edit- Olivia Chenery as Mary Stuart
- Rebecca Scott as Elizabeth I of England
- Tom Christian as Robert Dudley
- Harry Jarvis as Lord Darnley
- Adrián Castiñeiras as Philip II of Spain
- Fernando Gil as Grand Duke of Alba
- Laura Ledesma as Isabel de Valois
- Carlos Camino as David Rizzio
- Nick Cornwall as John Dee
- Leo Hatton as Lady Ann
- Landher Iturbe as Carlos, Prince of Asturias
- Steve Howard as Pope Pius V
- Alejandra Onieva as lady in waiting Ana of Austria
- Paloma Bloyd as Joanna of Austria
Seasons
edit| Season | Episodes | Release | Final | Audiencia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spectators | Share | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | January 24, 2017 | February 28, 2017 | 1 270 000 | 7,4% | ||
First season
edit| N.º (serie) |
N.º (temp.) |
Title | Director(s) | Original air date | Viewers (Share) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "El regreso (Return)" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | January 1, 2017 | 1,947,000 (11.0%)[3] |
| 2 | 2 | "El matrimonio, razón de estado (Marriage, reason of state)" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | January 31, 2017 | 1,271,000 (7.4%)[4] |
| 3 | 3 | "Conspiración (Conspiracy)" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | February 7, 2017 | 1,228,000 (7.2%)[5] |
| 4 | 4 | "Venganza. El informe Rosso (Revenge. The informed Rosso)" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | February 14, 2017 | 1,098,000 (6.5%)[6] |
| 5 | 5 | "La abdicación (Abdication)" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | February 21, 2017 | 1,097,000 (6.3%)[7] |
| 6 | 6 | "La decapitación (Decapitation)" | José Luis Moreno and Manuel Carballo | February 28, 2017 | 973,000 (6.2%)[8] |
Reception
editThe series has been criticised for having low quality production values, in spite of its budget of around €2 million per episode.[9] Another cause of controversy was that the series was filmed in English and then dubbed into Spanish.[10] Finally, there were irregularities with the credits, with some scriptwriters who were named on the script for the pilot episode do not feature on the show's credits, or have a page on IMDb.[11]
References
edit- ^ López, Alberto (20 January 2017). "'Reinas': La 1 estrena la serie el 24 de enero frente a 'Got Talent España' y 'Pulsaciones'". Fórmula TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ 'Reinas', la última serie trampa de José Luis Moreno por la que TVE justificó pagar 3 millones de euros in elespanol.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Jabonero, Daniel (25 January 2017). "'Reinas' ya es el segundo peor estreno histórico de una serie en TVE". El Español (in Spanish). Bluper. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Moreno, Adrián (1 February 2017). ""Jaque Mate" para 'Reinas', la serie de José Luis Moreno". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "'Reinas, virgen y mártir' 1x3: Conspiración". Fórmula TV. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "'Reinas, virgen y mártir' 1x4: Venganza. El informe Rosso". Fórmula TV. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "'Reinas, virgen y mártir' 1x5: Capítulo 5". Fórmula TV. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "'Reinas': el 'pelotazo' internacional de José Luis Moreno". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Vanitatis. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Belmonte, Rosa (30 January 2017). "El desperdicio de "Reinas": Isabel I, María Estuardo y Felipe II a la basura". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Funes, A. (22 January 2017). "Las 5 polémicas que hacen de 'Reinas' (TVE) una serie innecesaria". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Vanitatis. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Hergar, Paula (27 January 2017). "Se busca a los guionistas de 'Reinas', y Moreno responde". El Diario (in Spanish). Vertele!. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)
- List of complete seasons (in Spanish)