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Obedience

As the dissolution of the monasteries gathers speed, Cromwell makes a personal pilgrimage to Shaftesbury Abbey to speak with a young nun, who profoundly shakes his view of himself.

Cromwell has become the most significant politician in the whole of England, his place as Henry’s principal adviser secure. The duke of Norfolk, England’s most senior nobleman by rank, is in disgrace, tainted by the treasonous behaviour of his niece, Anne Boleyn. So when Cromwell uncovers a clandestine affair between Norfolk’s brother and the king’s niece, an opportunity opens up to destroy his foremost enemy for good. Yet Cromwell stays his hand.

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RoleContributor
Thomas CromwellMark Rylance
Henry VIIIDamian Lewis
Thomas WriothesleyHarry Melling
Jane SeymourKate Phillips
Lady MaryLilit Lesser
Rafe SadlerThomas Brodie-Sangster
Richard RicheTom Mothersdale
Lady Margareet DouglasAgnes O'Casey
Richard CromwellJoss Porter
Gregory CromwellCharlie Rowe
Jane RochfordLydia Leonard
Bess OughtredMaisie Richardson-Sellers
Cardinal WolseyJonathan Pryce
WriterPeter Straughan
DirectorPeter Kosminsky
ProducerLisa Osborne
Executive ProducerNoëlette Buckley
Executive ProducerColin Callender
Executive ProducerPeter Kosminsky
Production CompanyPlayground Entertainment

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