''Warrior Queen'' is a British television series made by

Thames Television Thames Television, commonly simplified to just Thames, was a franchise holder for a region of the British ITV television network serving London and surrounding areas from 30 July 1968 until the night of 31 December 1992. Thames Television broa ...

for ITV that was broadcast from 20 February to 27 March 1978. Set in

Britain Britain most often refers to: * Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales * The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Europe comprising Great Britain and the north-eas ...

under

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of Roman civilization *Epistle to the Romans, shortened to Romans, a letter w ...

rule, this historical drama starred Siân Phillips in the title role as

Boudica Boudica or Boudicca (, from Brittonic languages, Brythonic * 'victory, win' + * 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh language, Welsh as , ) was a queen of the Iceni, ancient ...

, queen of the

Iceni The Iceni ( , ) or Eceni were an ancient tribe of eastern Britain during the British Iron Age, Iron Age and early Roman Britain, Roman era. Their territory included present-day Norfolk and parts of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, and bordered the ar ...

and chronicled her efforts to maintain the peace for her people and fight the Romans.

Nigel Hawthorne Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor. He is known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom ''Yes Minister'' and the Cabinet Secre ...

played the Roman procurator (financial administrator and tax collector) Catus Decianus.

Cast

* Sian Phillips as Boudica *

as Caius Decianus * Michael Gothard as Volthan * Patti Love as Tasca * Veronica Roberts as Camora * Tony Haygarth as Moticcus * Darien Angadi as Kuno

DVD release

The complete series of ''Warrior Queen'' is available on DVD in the UK.

References

External links

* Works set in Roman Britain ITV television dramas 1970s British drama television series Television series set in antiquity Television series by Fremantle (company) Television shows produced by Thames Television British English-language television shows Cultural depictions of Boudica Television series set in the Roman Empire {{UK-tv-prog-stub