Directed by:
Peter KosminskyScreenplay:
Peter StraughanCinematography:
Gavin FinneyComposer:
Debbie WisemanCast:
Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy, Jonathan Pryce, Saskia Reeves, Jonathan Aris, David Bradley, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Enzo Cilenti, Mark Gatiss (more)Episodes(6)
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Three Card Trick (E01)
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Entirely Beloved (E02)
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Anna Regina (E03)
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The Devil's Spit (E04)
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Crows (E05)
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Master of Phantoms (E06)
Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Joanne Whalley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267917_b9e2b0.jpg)
Joanne Whalley
UK
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![David Robb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/441/159441934_ebc738.jpg)
David Robb
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![Edward Holcroft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/579/160579809_6e9c1d.jpg)
Edward Holcroft
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Sam Alexander
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![Paul Ritter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/509/163509815_f09c58.jpg)
Paul Ritter
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![Tom Holland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226570_cb9ad9.jpg)
Tom Holland
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![Mathieu Amalric](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/656/160656797_6e206b.png)
Mathieu Amalric
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![Jack Lowden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/847/164847742_98d990.png)
Jack Lowden
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![Natasha Little](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188025_2782f8.jpg)
Natasha Little
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![Christopher Fairbank](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/579/161579647_0372a0.jpg)
Christopher Fairbank
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![Kerry Ingram](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726591_fce8c4.jpg)
Kerry Ingram
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Sean Buckley
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![Will Keen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/894/165894602_6cb174.jpg)
Will Keen
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Elaine Caulfield
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![Lucy Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/312/162312334_f248f1.png)
Lucy Russell
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![Monica Dolan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864289_2284bf.jpg)
Monica Dolan
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![James Greene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/545/160545362_90ba06.jpg)
James Greene
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Gus Barry
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