Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light on Masterpiece

Based On the book by Hilary Mantel

Wolf Hall is a British television series adaptation of the book trilogy of the same name by Hilary Mantel, a fictionalised biography documenting the life of Thomas Cromwell. The six-part first series, based on the novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, was initially broadcast on BBC Two in January 2015. It documented the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII, through the death of Sir Thomas More, to Cromwell's success in freeing the king of his marriage to Anne Boleyn. It was first broadcast abroad in April 2015 in the United States on PBS and in Australia on BBC First.

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Director:

Peter Kosminsky

Cast:

Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Claire Foy, Bernard Hill, Anton Lesser

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English