England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?
Genre: Drama
Stars: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Lilit Lesser, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Jonathan Pryce, Charlie Rowe
Crew: Lucy Richer, Noëlette Buckley, Peter Kosminsky, Susanne Simpson, Lisa Osborne, Hilary Mantel
Country: GB
Studio: BBC One, BBC Two
Runtime: 26:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Jan 21, 2015
Last air date: Nov 24, 2024
Episode: 12 Episode
Season: 2 Season
IMDb: 3.5
