Which came first, the movel by Philippa Gregory or the TV drama series of The White Queen?
The White Queen (TV series) The White Queen is a British television drama series in ten parts, based on Philippa Gregory's historical novel series "The Cousins' War" ("The White Queen", "The Red Queen", and "The Kingmaker's Daughter"). The first episode was premiered on BBC One on 16 June 2013 in the United Kingdom. It was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on 9 August 2013.
Maev Alexander Maev Alexander, also Maeve Alexander (born Maev Alexandra Reid McConnell on 3 February 1948) is a Scottish television and stage actress. Aside from her numerous stage appearances including Cleopatra and in "The Mousetrap" at the St Martin's Theatre in London, she is perhaps best known for playing the assistant Christine Russell in the early 1970s Scottish TV series "Sutherland's Law", as Janet Campbell in the 18th century set "The New Road", and as WPC Sandra Williams in the British police drama "The Gentle Touch" (1981-2). She is married to Simon Dunmore, a notable theatre director and author on acting.