Wolf Hall

Synopsis

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?

First Air Date: 2015-01-21

Last Air Date: 2024-12-15

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 12

Created By: Peter Straughan, Hilary Mantel, Peter Kosminsky

Networks: BBC One, BBC Two

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Top Cast

Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell
Damian Lewis as Henry VIII
Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler
Joss Porter as Richard Cromwell
Claire Foy as Anne Boleyn
Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour
Richard Dillane as Duke of Suffolk
Will Keen as Thomas Cranmer
Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey
Hannah Steele as Mary Shelton

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Three Card Trick (2015-01-21)

Lacking a male heir, the King is desperate to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.
Ep. 2: Entirely Beloved (2015-01-28)

As Cardinal Wolsey retreats north, he urges Cromwell to get close to Anne Boleyn.
Ep. 3: Anna Regina (2015-02-04)

Cromwell has Parliament acknowledge Henry as head of the Church of England.
Ep. 4: The Devil's Spit (2015-02-11)

Aware that her power in court rests on producing a male heir, Anne becomes paranoid.
Ep. 5: Crows (2015-02-18)

The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church of England.
Ep. 6: Master of Phantoms (2015-02-25)

After uncovering treasonable offences, Cromwell exacts the ultimate revenge.