Wolf Hall
Following the fact-based historical book of the same name, this drama follows the rise of Cromwell as he becomes Henry the VIII’s closest advisor. 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?
Views: 2004
Genre: Drama
Director: Hilary Mantel, Peter Kosminsky, Peter Straughan
Studio: Company Pictures, Playground Entertainment
Creators: Hilary Mantel, Peter Kosminsky
Awards: Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmys, 14 wins & 54 nominations total
TV Status: Ended
Duration:
1hRelease: 2015
IMDb: 8.1
TMDb: 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes: 98%
Metacritic: 86
FilmAffinity: 7.2
Country: United Kingdom
Networks: BBC Two
Starring: Bernard Hill, Claire Foy, Damian Lewis, Hannah Steele, Jessica Raine, Joss Porter, Mark Rylance, Thomas Brodie-Sangster