Armada: 12 Days to Save England: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Three-part documentary about the sinking of the Spanish Armada, featuring dramatic reconstructions and information gleaned from recently recovered documents. Dan Snow takes to the sea to tell the story of how England came within a whisker of disaster in summer 1588. Anita Dobson stars as Elizabeth I.

Series details

• Title: Armada: 12 Days to Save England
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2015-05-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-06-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16310
• IMDb ID: tt7981268
• TVDB ID: 296154

Cast and credited roles

• Anita Dobson — Queen Elizabeth I
• Dan Snow — Presenter
• Phillip Cox — King Phillip II
• Rupert Frazer — Lord William Burghley
• Crispin Redman — Sir Francis Walsingham
• Iain Fletcher — Sir Francis Drake
• Dominic Jephcott — Admiral Charles Howard

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-05-24; final listed air date 2015-06-07; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Armada: 12 Days to Save England on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.