After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys. Another 14 wins & 46 nominations.
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Series Cast Summary
| Mark Rylance | ... |
Thomas Cromwell
(12 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Damian Lewis | ... |
Henry VIII
(12 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Thomas Brodie-Sangster | ... |
Rafe Sadler
(12 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Joss Porter | ... |
Richard Cromwell
(12 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Claire Foy | ... |
Anne Boleyn
(10 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Kate Phillips | ... |
Jane Seymour
(10 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Richard Dillane | ... |
Duke of Suffolk
(10 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Will Keen | ... |
Thomas Cranmer
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(9 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| James Larkin | ... |
William Fitzwilliam
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(9 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Jonathan Pryce | ... |
Cardinal Wolsey
(8 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Hannah Steele | ... |
Mary Shelton
(8 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Harry Melling | ... |
Thomas Wriothesley
(6 episodes, 2024)
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| Charlie Rowe | ... |
Gregory Cromwell
(6 episodes, 2024)
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| Bernard Hill | ... |
Duke of Norfolk
(6 episodes, 2015)
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| Anton Lesser | ... |
Thomas More
(6 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Tom Mothersdale | ... |
Richard Riche
(6 episodes, 2024)
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| David Robb | ... |
Sir Thomas Boleyn
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(6 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Jessica Raine | ... |
Jane Rochford
(6 episodes, 2015)
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| Timothy Spall | ... |
Duke of Norfolk
(5 episodes, 2024)
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Lilit Lesser | ... |
Lady Mary
(5 episodes, 2024)
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| Maisie Richardson-Sellers | ... |
Bess Oughtred
(5 episodes, 2024)
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| Saskia Reeves | ... |
Johane Williamson
(5 episodes, 2015)
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| Will Tudor | ... |
Edward Seymour
(5 episodes, 2024)
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| Luke Roberts | ... |
Harry Norris
(5 episodes, 2015)
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| Thomas Arnold | ... |
Hans Holbein
(5 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Edward Holcroft | ... |
George Boleyn
(5 episodes, 2015)
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Corentin Fila | ... |
Christophe
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(5 episodes, 2024)
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| Joel MacCormack | ... |
Thomas Wriothesley
(5 episodes, 2015)
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| Hannah Khalique-Brown | ... |
Dorothea
(5 episodes, 2024)
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| Jacob Fortune-Lloyd | ... |
Francis Weston
(5 episodes, 2015)
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| Tim Plester | ... |
Wolsey in Devils Play
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(5 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Tom Holland | ... |
Gregory Cromwell
(5 episodes, 2015)
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Robert Wilfort | ... |
George Cavendish
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(4 episodes, 2015-2024)
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| Mark Gatiss | ... |
Stephen Gardiner
(4 episodes, 2015)
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| Lydia Leonard | ... |
Jane Rochford
(4 episodes, 2024)
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| Max Fowler | ... |
Mark Smeaton
(4 episodes, 2015)
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| Ed Speleers | ... |
Edward Seymour
(4 episodes, 2015)
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| Alastair Mackenzie | ... |
William Brereton
(4 episodes, 2015)
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Karim Kadjar | ... |
Eustache Chapuys
(4 episodes, 2024)
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| Amanda Root | ... |
Abbess Zouche
(4 episodes, 2024)
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| Philippe Spall | ... |
Calais Swordsman
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(4 episodes, 2015-2024)
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Felix Scott | ... |
Francis Bryan
(4 episodes, 2015)
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| Alex Jennings | ... |
Stephen Gardiner
(3 episodes, 2024)
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| Ellie de Lange | ... |
Jenneke
(3 episodes, 2024)
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| Joanne Whalley | ... |
Katherine of Aragon
(3 episodes, 2015)
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| Iain Batchelor | ... |
Thomas Seymour
(3 episodes, 2015)
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| Mary Jo Randle | ... |
Mercy Pryor
(3 episodes, 2015)
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| Agnes O'Casey | ... |
Meg Douglas
(3 episodes, 2024)
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| Viola Prettejohn | ... |
Mary Fitzroy
(3 episodes, 2024)
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| Charity Wakefield | ... |
Mary Boleyn
(3 episodes, 2015)
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Production Companies
- Company Pictures
- Playground Entertainment
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (for)
- Masterpiece Theatre (for)
- Hindsight Media (in association with)
- BBC Studios
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- PBS Masterpiece
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2015) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC2)
- ARTE (2016) (Germany) (tv)
- AXN Mystery (2016) (Japan) (tv)
- BBC First (2015) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- BBC Worldwide (2015) (World-wide) (tv)
- Banijay Rights (Non-US)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom)
- Just Bridge Entertainment (2015) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Just Bridge Entertainment (2015) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Masterpiece Theatre (2015) (United States) (tv) (as Masterpiece) (on PBS)
- NTR (2015) (Netherlands) (tv)
- OTE Cinema (2015) (Greece) (tv)
- PBS Masterpiece (United States)
- Polyband (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Polyband (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2015) (United States) (tv) (Masterpiece)
- SF Film Finland (2015) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2015) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Above the Line Set Assistance & Security (security)
- Block-Korenbrot Public Relations (publicist)
- Cohort Film Services (Armoury Services)
- Ernst Leitz Wetzlar (manufacturer: Leitz SUMMILUX-C lenses)
- Funn (hosiery supplier)
- LipSync Post (post-production facilities)
- Oh So Small Productions (agency: short, dwarf & tall actors)
- Procam Take 2 (camera equipment provided by)
- Sands Films (costumes)
- Silva Screen Records (soundtrack)
- Universal Extras (extras casting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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? Written by mccutcj2 |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Mark Rylance has stated that the codpieces on the otherwise historically accurate costumes were made smaller at the request of PBS who felt that American audiences might be offended. See more » |
| Goofs | Claire Foy who plays Anne Boleyn has blue eyes. In real life Anne Boleyn had dark eyes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #20.10 (2015). See more » |