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Henry VIII and His Six Wives

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Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.

DirectorWaris Hussein
WriterIan Thorne
ProducersRoy Baird·Mark Shivas

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Cast · Directed by Waris Hussein

KMKeith Michell
Keith Michell
Henry VIII
DPDonald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Thomas Cromwell
CRCharlotte Rampling
Charlotte Rampling
Anne Boleyn
JAJane Asher
Jane Asher
Jane Seymour
BBBrian Blessed
Brian Blessed
Suffolk
MGMichael Gough
Michael Gough
Norfolk
BLBarbara Leigh-Hunt
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Catherine Parr
JB
Jenny Bos
Anne of Cleves
LFLynne Frederick
Lynne Frederick
Catherine Howard
FCFrances Cuka
Frances Cuka
Katherine of Aragon
MGMichael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
Thomas More
BHBernard Hepton
Bernard Hepton
Cranmer

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