The BBC Television Shakespeare Henry VIII (Season 1, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 166 min

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Henry VIII (Season 1, Episode 6)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 166 min

Henry VIII is a proud and wilful monarch who defies Rome's ban on divorce to marry his mistress Anne Boleyn. Cardinal Wolsey, the Powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the king's wishes in the matter of the divorce ...See moreHenry VIII is a proud and wilful monarch who defies Rome's ban on divorce to marry his mistress Anne Boleyn. Cardinal Wolsey, the Powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the king's wishes in the matter of the divorce of Catherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn. Later, near death, he repents his unpriestly activity. After Henry divorces her, Catherine is sent to Kimbolton Castle. Anne marries Henry and becomes his queen. Written by GusF See less

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36 cast members

Name	Known for
John Stride Henry VIII Henry VIII See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Julian Glover Duke of Buckingham Duke of Buckingham See fewer	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Ronald Pickup Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Barbara Kellerman Anne Bullen Anne Bullen See fewer	The Silver Chair (1990)
Timothy West Cardinal Wolsey Cardinal Wolsey See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
John Rowe Cromwell Cromwell See fewer	Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Lewis Fiander Duke of Suffolk Duke of Suffolk See fewer	Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
Alan Leith Sergeant-at-Arms Sergeant-at-Arms See fewer	The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Claire Bloom Katharine of Aragon Katharine of Aragon See fewer	Clash of the Titans (1981)
Tony Church Prologue Prologue See fewer	Krull (1983)
John Bailey Griffith, Gentleman-Usher Griffith, Gentleman-Usher See fewer	The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
David Troughton Surveyor Surveyor See fewer	Crime and Punishment (1979)
John Nettleton Lord Chamberlain Lord Chamberlain See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Charles Lloyd Pack Lord Sandys Lord Sandys See fewer	Horror of Dracula (1958)
Nigel Lambert Sir Thomas Lovell Sir Thomas Lovell See fewer	UFO (1970)
Adam Bareham Sir Henry Guildford Sir Henry Guildford See fewer	Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Jeffrey Daunton Servant Servant See fewer	The Railway Man (2013)
John Cater 1st Gentleman 1st Gentleman See fewer	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Jeremy Kemp Duke of Norfolk Duke of Norfolk See fewer	Top Secret! (1984)
Jack McKenzie Sir Nicholas Vaux Sir Nicholas Vaux See fewer	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Michael Poole Cardinal Campeius Cardinal Campeius See fewer	The Raven (I) (2012)
Peter Vaughan Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester See fewer	Straw Dogs (1971)
Sylvia Coleridge Old Lady, Anne Bullen's friend Old Lady, Anne Bullen's friend See fewer	Tess (1979)
Michael Gaunt Crier Crier See fewer	Firestorm II: The Angel Blade (1987)
David Rintoul Lord Abergavenny Lord Abergavenny See fewer	The Ghost Writer (2010)
David Dodimead Bishop of Lincoln Bishop of Lincoln See fewer	The Honey Pot (1967)
Emma Kirkby Singer Singer See fewer	A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Sally Home Patience Patience See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
Oliver Cotton Earl of Surrey Earl of Surrey See fewer	Shanghai Knights (2003)
Michael Walker Messenger Messenger See fewer	The Onedin Line (1971)
John Rhys-Davies Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Timothy Barker Page to Gardiner Page to Gardiner See fewer	The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Brian Osborne Door-keeper of the Council Chamber Door-keeper of the Council Chamber See fewer	Last Orders (2001)
John Rogan Dr. Butts Dr. Butts See fewer	Scum (1979)
Jack May Lord Chancellor Lord Chancellor See fewer	The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Roger Lloyd Pack 2nd Gentleman (as Roger Lloyd-Pack) 2nd Gentleman (as Roger Lloyd-Pack) See fewer	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)