The greatest strength of Hilary Mantel’s novel Wolf Hall and its sequel, Bring Up The Bodies (two books in a…

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Cast
Mark Rylance (Thomas Cromwell)Damian Lewis (Henry VIII)Claire Foy (Anne Boleyn)Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Rafe Sadler)Joss Porter (Richard Cromwell)Bernard Hill (Duke of Norfolk)Hannah Steele (Mary Shelton)Jessica Raine (Jane Rochford)Richard Dillane (Duke of Suffolk)Saskia Reeves (Johane Williamson)Luke Roberts (Harry Norris)David Robb (Sir Thomas Boleyn)Kate Phillips (Jane Seymour)Edward Holcroft (George Boleyn)Joel MacCormack (Thomas Wriothesley)Will Keen (Thomas Cranmer)Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (Francis Weston)Tom Holland (Gregory Cromwell)
Creators
Peter Straughan, Hilary Mantel
Synopsis
After the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.