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Episode 3
Episode 3 of 10
With Anne Boleyn finally to be crowned his queen, Henry ignores the splits within his court and kingdom as he awaits the male heir she has promised him.
Last on
Thu 30 May 201323:20
BBC Two Northern Ireland
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Henry VIII | Jonathan Rhys Meyers |
| Anne Boleyn | Natalie Dormer |
| Thomas Cromwell | James Frain |
| Charles Brandon | Henry Cavill |
| Pope Paul III | Peter O'Toole |
| Sir Thomas More | Jeremy Northam |
| Thomas Cranmer | Hans Matheson |
| Catherine of Aragon | Maria Doyle Kennedy |
| Thomas Boleyn | Nick Dunning |
| William Brereton | James Gilbert |
| George Boleyn | Padraic Delaney |
| Mark Smeaton | David Alpay |
| Director | Colm McCarthy |
| Writer | Michael Hirst |
| Bishop Fisher | Bosco Hogan |
| Ambassador Chapuys | Anthony Brophy |
| Actor | Sam Neill |
Broadcasts
- Fri 15 Aug 200821:00
Wed 20 Aug 200823:15- Wed 20 Aug 200823:45BBC One Northern Ireland
- Wed 20 Aug 200823:55BBC One Scotland
- Fri 15 Jul 201100:20BBC Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 29 May 201323:20BBC Two HD, England & Wales only
- Thu 30 May 201300:20BBC Two Scotland
- Thu 30 May 201323:20BBC Two Northern Ireland