Henry VIII
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Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverbates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.
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Cast
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Tony Church
Prologue
Known for
Krull
Tess
John Stride
Henry VIII
Known for
The Omen
Macbeth
Julian Glover
Duke of Buckingham
Known for
Game of Thrones
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Jeremy Kemp
Duke of Norfolk
Known for
Top Secret!
The Blue Max
David Rintoul
Lord Abergavenny
Known for
Peppa Pig
The Crown
Timothy West
Cardinal Wolsey
Known for
Going Postal
Gentleman Jack
John Rowe
Cromwell
Known for
The Final Cut
Lewis Flander
Duke of Suffolk
Also in
Lady Killers
Alan Leith
Sergeant-at-Arms
Also in
Prime Suspect
Grace
Claire Bloom
Katharine of Aragon
Known for
The Haunting
Limelight
John Bailey
Griffith / Gentleman Usher
Known for
Holocaust
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
David Troughton
A Surveyor
Known for
Fingersmith
Nina Forever
Kevin Billington Director · William Shakespeare Author James Tyler Composer
First release February 25, 1979 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Time-Life Television Productions, BBC Film
Production
BBC
Production
Time-Life Television Productions
Production
BBC Film
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 25, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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