The Shadow of the Tower (1972)

Name: The Shadow of the Tower
Rating: 5.7

Rating: 5.7

Synopsis

The Shadow of the Tower is a 1972 British historical drama serial broadcast on BBC2. A prequel to The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Elizabeth R (1971), the 13-episode programme focuses on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty.

First Air Date: 1972-01-06

Last Air Date: 1972-03-30

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 13

Created By: Jordan Lawrence

Networks: BBC Two

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Top Cast

James Maxwell as King Henry VII
Bruce Hodgkins as Courtier (uncredited)
Norma West as Elizabeth of York
Hugh Sullivan as Earl of Oxford
Denis Carey as Cardinal Morton
Marigold Sharman as Margaret Beaufort
Barrie Cookson as Richard Fox, Bishop of Exeter
Brian Badcoe as Joseph Tudor, Duke of Bedford
Robert James as Earl of Derby
James Laurenson as Earl of Lincoln

Seasons

Miniseries (1972)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Crown in Jeopardy (1972-01-06)

Henry Tudor emerges victorious over Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field and seeks to form a coalition from which he hopes to establish a Tudor dynasty.
Ep. 2: Power in the Land (1972-01-13)

Henry consolidates his power when Elizabeth gives birth to Prince Arthur legitimizing Henry's claim of descent from the legendary monarch.
Ep. 3: The Schooling of Apes (1972-01-20)

Henrys enemies represent commoner Lambert Simmel as the Earl of Warwick, the York pretender. The Earl of Lincoln leaves for Ireland to head the army that is forming against Henry,
Ep. 4: The Crowning of Apes (1972-01-27)

Henry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming against him from Ireland.
Ep. 5: The Serpent and the Comforter (1972-02-03)

King Henry is intrigued by a preacher who is arrested for heresy and speaks with him to persuade him to give up his dissension against the practices of the Catholic Church. The preacher emphasizes to him the simplicity of the Gospel, and his suffering and convictions impress a young Tower guard.
Ep. 6: The White Hart (1972-02-10)

The year is 1494 and King Henry is alarmed that the powerful and arrogant Sir William Stanley may be implicated in a plot against his crown .
Ep. 7: A Fly in the Ointment (1972-02-17)

Addle-brained Sir John Kendall and his dim-witted nephew devise a ludicrous plan to kill the King with a harmless ointment from phony astrologer.
Ep. 8: The Princely Gift (1972-02-24)

Visionary Italian navigator John Cabot has a difficult time convincing Bristol businessmen and the King that his Western voyage to China is practical and profitable.
Ep. 9: Do the Sheep Sin? (1972-03-02)

Heavy-handed tax policies lead the peasants of Cornwall to march peacefully in protest on London, but an ambitions nobleman wants to use the pilgrimage to his own advantage.
Ep. 10: The Man Who Never Was (1972-03-09)

Commoner Perkin Warbeck, pretender to Henry's throne, finds he's losing support throughout Europe.
Ep. 11: The Strange Shapes of Reality (1972-03-16)

Although Perkin Warbeck enjoys only house arrest for his treason through Henry's mercy, he continues to plot against the King.
Ep. 12: The Fledgling (1972-03-23)

In order to give his dynasty more credibility, Henry tries to arrange a marriage between his son and the Spanish princess, but their are preconditions.
Ep. 13: The King Without a Face (1972-03-30)

The year is now 1501 and Henry is now finally secure on the throne with his promising son Arthur about to marry Catherine of Aragon, however in the shadows tragic events are lying in wait for the King.

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