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Henry VIII( 2003)

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Overview

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.

    Series Cast

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      Ray Winstone

      Henry VIII

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      Assumpta Serna

      Catherine of Aragon

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      Helena Bonham Carter

      Anne Boleyn

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      Emilia Fox

      Jane Seymour

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      Pia Girard

      Anne of Cleves

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      Charles Dance

      Edward Stafford

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      Mark Strong

      Thomas Howard

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      Danny Webb

      Thomas Cromwell

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      Sean Bean

      Robert Aske

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      Thomas Lockyer

      Edward Seymour

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      William Houston

      Thomas Seymour

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      David Suchet

      Thomas Wolsey

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      Scott Handy

      Henry Percy

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      Dominic Mafham

      George Boleyn

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      Benjamin Whitrow

      Tomas Bolena

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      John Higgins

      Robert Barnes

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      Michael Maloney

      Thomas Cranmer

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      Emily Blunt

      Catherine Howard

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      Clare Holman

      Catherine Parr

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      Lara Belmont

      Mary Tudor

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      Hugh Mitchell

      Edward VI

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      Tom Turner

      Francis Dereham

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      Joseph Morgan

      Thomas Culpeper

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      Joss Ackland

      Henry VII

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      Derek Jacobi

      Narrator

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      Philip Harvey

      Court Usher

    Current Season

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    Miniseries

    2003 | 2 Episodes

    Miniseries of Henry VIII premiered on Oct 12 2003

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Sep 03 2023
    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 great here. The associated characterisations are really all pretty flat, too - Joss Ackland has a decent stab at the role of his ruthless father Henry VII, but Charles Dance's Duke of Buckingham, David Su...

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

    Status

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    Type

    Miniseries

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • tudor
    • anne boleyn
    • henry viii
    • 16th century
    • british monarchy