Plot
The life of Henry VIII of England from the disintegration of his first marriage to an aging Spanish princess until his death following a stroke in 1547, by which time he had married for the sixth time.
Cast
as Henry VIII
as Catherine of Aragon
as Anne Boleyn
as Jane Seymour
as Anne of Cleves
as Edward Stafford
as Thomas Howard
as Thomas Cromwell
as Robert Aske
as Edward Seymour
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
October 12, 2003
Last Aired Date
October 19, 2003
Production Companies
Granada Television
Power
Powercorp
WGHB
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
2
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Reviews
Now, the old adage of never letting the truth get in the way of a good story has to be applied to this rather well made, but otherwise pretty shallow dramatisation of the life of England's infamous King Henry VIII. Ray Winstone is efficient in the title role, but his style of acting reverts to bluster all to often - fine in a crime thriller, or as the cheeky East Londoner, but somehow just not gr…