In this award winning series featuring a stellar cast, Mark Rylance portrays Thomas Cromwell, the brilliant advisor to King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis) who builds himself up from nothing and nimbly manoeuvres the corridors of power at the Tudor court.
EPISODE 1
Three Card Trick
Historical drama chronicling Thomas Cromwell's rise to power. Lacking a male heir, King Henry VIII is desperate to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.
EPISODE 2
Entirely Beloved
Historical drama chronicling Thomas Cromwell's rise to power. As Wolsey retreats north, he urges Cromwell to get close to Anne Boleyn to regain the King's favour.
EPISODE 3
Anna Regina
Historical drama. Cromwell manoeuvres a bill through Parliament that acknowledges Henry rather than the pope as head of the Church of England.
EPISODE 4
The Devil's Spit
Historical drama. Anne gives birth to a baby girl. Aware that her power in court rests on producing a male heir, she becomes increasingly paranoid.
EPISODE 5
Crows
Historical drama. The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church in England, but the Holy Roman Emperor has refused to recognise his new title.
EPISODE 6
Masters of Phantoms
Historical drama. Anne divulges to Jane Rochford that Mark Smeaton, Francis Weston and Harry Norris have all declared their love to her, a treasonable offence.
Mark Rylance
Damian Lewis
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Jonathan Pryce
Claire Foy
Bernard Hill
Anton Lesser
Mark Gatiss
Mathieu Amalric
Joanne Whalley
Peter Kosminsky
