Wolf Hall

After Anne Boleyn's death, the young queen's blood is sluiced from the scaffold and Thomas Cromwell picks his way across the wreckage to take up his position as principal councillor.

Stars: Claire Foy, Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis
Director(s): Peter Kosminsky
Writer(s): Hilary Mantel, Peter Straughan

A rising in the north destabilises Henry's kingdom. Despite the risks to his own life, Cromwell moves to protect Lady Mary from becoming the rebels' greatest prize.

Stars: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Timothy Spall
Director(s): Peter Kosminsky
Writer(s): Hilary Mantel, Peter Straughan

The birth of a prince gives England the heir that Henry longs for, but at a terrible price. As the court grieves for Jane, it falls to Cromwell to find a fourth bride for the king.

Stars: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Timothy Spall
Director(s): Peter Kosminsky
Writer(s): Hilary Mantel, Peter Straughan

Cromwell's marital diplomacy brings Princess Anne of Cleves to Henry's court. Will the alliance create a Protestant superpower in northern Europe, or has Cromwell's luck run out?

Stars: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Timothy Spall
Director(s): Peter Kosminsky
Writer(s): Hilary Mantel, Peter Straughan