Henry VIII (TV serial)
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| Henry VIII | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Running time | 250 min. |
| Written by | Peter Morgan |
| Directed by | Pete Travis |
| Produced by | Justin Bodle Rebecca Eaton Andy Harries Francis Hopkinson Peter Morgan Bill Shephard |
| Starring | Ray Winstone |
| Music by | Rob Lane |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 12 October 2003 – 19 October 2003 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
Henry VIII is a British two-part television serial produced principally by Granada Television for ITV, based on the life of Henry VIII of England. It chronicled the monarch's life 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. Additional production funding was provided by WGBH Boston and Powercorp.
It starred veteran British actor Ray Winstone in his first role in a costume drama; his co-star was Helena Bonham Carter who played Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, whose character dominated the first episode and whose dramatic death brought the first part of the story to its conclusion. Character actor David Suchet also made an appearance as Henry's first chief minister, Cardinal Wolsey. The second episode, which followed the last eleven years of Henry's life, saw Winstone act opposite Emilia Fox as his docile third wife, Jane Seymour, Sean Bean as a Catholic rebel and Emily Blunt (in her first major appearance) as Catherine Howard, the promiscuous teenager who was coerced into becoming Henry's fifth queen.
[edit] Awards
Cine awards best actress - Helena Bonham Carter
Cine awards best series
Fantasporto best actress - Helena Bonham Carter
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