Desc: The Snow Queen: Directed by Martin Gates. With Ellie Beaven, David Jason, Hugh Laurie, Helen Mirren. Tom (Damian Hunt) and his sister Ellie (Ellie Beaven) live in an ordinary town leading ordinary lives but not for long. Far away, in her vast ice palace, the Snow Queen (Dame Helen Mirren) plots to rule the world. A fast-moving, funny, and beautifully animated musical adventure based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale.