Wolf Hall

Overview

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?

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 21, 2015

Last aired

February 25, 2015

Episodes

6

Network

BBC Two

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Company Pictures,Playground Entertainment

Creators

Peter Straughan, Peter Kosminsky, Hilary Mantel

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt3556920