Henry VIII

2h 46min

History

Drama

TV Movie

Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverbates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.

Production Companies

BBC

Time-Life Television Productions

Cast

Tony Church

Tony Church

Prologue
John Stride

John Stride

Henry VIII
Julian Glover

Julian Glover

Duke of Buckingham
Jeremy Kemp

Jeremy Kemp

Duke of Norfolk
David Rintoul

David Rintoul

Lord Abergavenny
Timothy West

Timothy West

Cardinal Wolsey
John Rowe

John Rowe

Cromwell
Lewis Flander

Lewis Flander

Duke of Suffolk
Alan Leith

Alan Leith

Sergeant-at-Arms
Claire Bloom

Claire Bloom

Katharine of Aragon
John Bailey

John Bailey

Griffith / Gentleman Usher
David Troughton

David Troughton

A Surveyor
John Nettleton

John Nettleton

Lord Chamberlain
Nigel Lambert

Nigel Lambert

Sir Thomas Lovell
Adam Bareham

Adam Bareham

Sir Henry Guildford
John Cater

John Cater

1st Gentleman
Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

2nd Gentleman
Jack McKenzie

Jack McKenzie

Sir Nicholas Vaux
Michael Poole

Michael Poole

Cardinal Campeius
Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
Sylvia Coleridge

Sylvia Coleridge

Old Lady, Anne Bullen's Friend
Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
David Dodimead

David Dodimead

Bishop of Lincoln
Sally Home

Sally Home

Patience
Oliver Cotton

Oliver Cotton

Earl of Surrey
Michael Walker

Michael Walker

A Messenger
John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V
Timothy Barker

Timothy Barker

Page to Gardiner
Brian Osborne

Brian Osborne

Door-Keeper of the Council Chamber
Jack May

Jack May

Lord Chancellor
John Rogan

John Rogan

Dr. Butts

Release date

25th Feb 1979

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English