The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

Synopsis

Part documentary, part historical drama, this series follows the fortunes of the different members of the Boleyn family, ultimately made notorious for daughter Anne’s marriage to Henry VIII and execution.

First Air Date: 2021-08-13

Last Air Date: 2021-08-27

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

Shelley Conn as Self - Narrator
Rafaëlle Cohen as Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth McCafferty as Mary Boleyn
Philip Brodie as Thomas Howard
Max Dowler as Thomas Boleyn
Gabriel Constantin as Jean Du Bellay
Kaisa Hammarlund as Elizabeth I
Matthew Brenher as Thomas Cromwell

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2021-08-13)

Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the Boleyns, is determined to elevate the family name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor court.
Ep. 2: Episode 2: Desire (2021-08-20)

Anne has grown into a real beauty. She is dazzling, and the king is caught in the glare. Her family play the long game to catch a king.
Ep. 3: Episode 3: The Fall (2021-08-27)

Anne makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom, and in doing so changes the course of British history. But the Boleyns have no idea of the high price they will have to pay.