Miniseries · BBC One
The White Queen
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Rebecca Ferguson
Elizabeth Woodville
10 eps
Max Irons
Edward IV of England
10 eps
Amanda Hale
Margaret Beaufort
10 eps
Janet McTeer
Jacquetta of Luxembourg
10 eps
James Frain
Richard Neville
10 eps
Tom McKay
Jasper Tudor
10 eps
Faye Marsay
Anne Neville
10 eps
Juliet Aubrey
Anne Beauchamp
10 eps
Aneurin Barnard
Richard III of England
10 eps
Caroline Goodall
Cecily Neville
10 eps
Rupert Graves
Thomas Stanley
10 eps
Ben Lamb
Anthony Woodville
10 eps
Michael Maloney
Henry Stafford
10 eps
David Oakes
George Plantagenet
10 eps
Eve Ponsonby
Mary Woodville
10 eps
Eleanor Tomlinson
Isabel Neville
10 eps
Eloise Webb
Elizabeth of York
2 eps
Nick James
Thomas Grey
2 eps
Rudi Goodman
Richard Grey
2 eps
Simon Ginty
John Neville
2 eps
Lize Feryn
Bona of Savoy
1 eps
Martin Turner
Archbishop
1 eps
Christophe Haddad
John Grey
1 eps
Joren Seldeslachts
Charles the Bold
1 eps
Reece Pockney
Henry VII of England
1 eps
Elsa Houben
Katherine Woodville
2 eps
Ben Van den Heuvel
Harry Stafford
1 eps
Hugh Mitchell
Richard Welles
2 eps
Pixie Davies
Elizabeth of York
3 eps
Guy Flanagan
James Friars
1 eps
David Shelley
Henry VI of England
4 eps
Oscar Kennedy
Henry VII of England
3 eps
Nick Hendrix
Edmund Beaufort
1 eps
Otto Farrant
Thomas Grey
5 eps
Dean-Charles Chapman
Richard Grey
4 eps
Joey Batey
Edward of Westminster
2 eps
Cedric Tylleman
Servant Felix
3 eps
Steve de Schepper
Thomas Burdett
1 eps
Galyna Kyyashko
Edward's Whoer
1 eps
Andreas Perschewski
Louis XI of France
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The White Queen actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The White Queen reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10
The Final Battle
Princess Elizabeth's engagement to Henry Tudor threatens to divide court loyalties. Richard knows he can no longer avoid the battle which will decide his fate as king. Margaret does not know whose side her husband will support, and fears for her son. As the final battle for the crown draws near, Elizabeth continues to plot to put her daughter on the throne whatever the outcome.
- Directed by Colin Teague
- Written by Emma Frost
S01E08
Long Live The King
After years of peace an untimely death once again engulfs Elizabeth in a fight for the throne. Trapped in sanctuary and threatened by those closest to her, Elizabeth is forced into an alliance with Margaret Beaufort. Suspicion and doubt poison the court, turning friends into enemies and family into murderers.
- Directed by Colin Teague
- Written by Malcolm Campbell
S01E03
The Storm
Desperate to further her son's claim to the throne, Margaret Beaufort joins Warwick's rebellion against Edward. The rebellion fails and the traitors must run for their lives. Jasper Tudor escapes into exile, while Warwick and George sail for France. Elizabeth and Jacquetta turn to witchcraft to stop them, but it is Isabel who is punished.
- Directed by James Kent
- Written by Emma Frost
S01E09
The Princes in the Tower
The future of the princes in the Tower is in Richard's hands: they are a threat to his reign but also to Margaret's hopes of seeing her son Henry Tudor on the throne. As Margaret plots the boys' removal, Anne is tormented by fears she has unwittingly sealed the princes' fate. Elizabeth, in sanctuary, is horrified to realise she has made a pact with her enemies and turns to witchcraft to punish the guilty.
- Directed by Colin Teague
- Written by Emma Frost
S01E05
War At First Hand
Lancaster is restored to the throne, with Warwick in control. But rumours that Edward is returning with an army unsettle the court. Anne and Margaret of Anjou sail from France, uncertain they will reach Warwick in time to win. Divided families face each other across the battlefield. Can Elizabeth's witchcraft save her husband, or will Warwick triumph? As many fall in the battle, everyone's fortunes change forever.
- Directed by Jamie Payne
- Written by Malcolm Campbell
S01E01
In Love With The King
After meeting beautiful widow Elizabeth Woodville, young King Edward IV must choose between love and loyalty. Will a country divided by war and a court divided by jealousy be destroyed by a woman many consider a witch?
- Directed by James Kent
- Written by Emma Frost
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E09
The Princes in the Tower
- Directed by Colin Teague
- Written by Emma Frost
S01E08
Long Live The King
- Directed by Colin Teague
- Written by Malcolm Campbell
S01E07
Poison and Malmsey Wine
- Directed by Colin Teague
- Written by Emma Frost
S01E05
War At First Hand
- Directed by Jamie Payne
- Written by Malcolm Campbell
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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George Faber
Executive producer
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John Griffin
Executive producer
Charles Pattinson
Executive producer
Eurydice Gysel
Executive producer
Philippa Gregory
Executive producer
Colin Callender
Executive producer
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Emma Frost
Executive producer
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Polly Hill
Executive producer
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Jan Vrints
Executive producer
Lisa McGee
Writer
Malcolm Campbell
Writer
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Nicole Taylor
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Gina CronkProducer
- George FaberExecutive Producer
- John GriffinExecutive Producer
- Charles PattinsonExecutive Producer
- Eurydice GyselExecutive Producer
- Philippa GregoryExecutive Producer
Writing
- Lisa McGeeWriter
- Malcolm CampbellWriter
- Emma FrostWriter
- Nicole TaylorWriter
Direction
- Colin TeagueDirector
- James KentDirector
- Jamie PayneDirector
Cinematography
- David LutherDirector of Photography
- Jean-Philippe GossartDirector of Photography
- Fabian WagnerDirector of Photography
Music
- John LunnOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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