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England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the King dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope and most of Europe oppose him. Into this impasse steps Thomas Cromwell: a wholly original man, a charmer, and a bully, both idealist and opportunist, astute in reading people, and implacable in his ambition. But Henry is volatile: one day tender, one day murderous. Cromwell helps him break the opposition, but what will be the price of his triumph?

2 Seasons
12 Episodes
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Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image Master of Phantoms
8.6/10 (602 votes)

#1 Master of Phantoms

S1:E6

After uncovering treasonable offences, Cromwell exacts the ultimate revenge.

episode image Light
8.5/10 (203 votes)

#2 Light

S2:E6

Cromwell is stripped of his titles and brought to the Tower of London on a charge of treason. He has no friends to speak for him but plenty of enemies among his prosecutors.

episode image The Devil's Spit
8.2/10 (604 votes)

#3 The Devil's Spit

S1:E4

Aware that her power in court rests on producing a male heir, Anne becomes paranoid.

episode image Crows
8.2/10 (570 votes)

#4 Crows

S1:E5

The Act of Supremacy has declared Henry supreme head of the church of England.

episode image Anna Regina
8.1/10 (643 votes)

#5 Anna Regina

S1:E3

Cromwell has Parliament acknowledge Henry as head of the Church of England.

episode image Mirror
8.1/10 (157 votes)

#6 Mirror

S2:E5

Cromwell’s marital diplomacy brings Princess Anne of Cleves to Henry’s court. Will the alliance create a Protestant superpower in northern Europe, or has Cromwell’s luck run out?

episode image Entirely Beloved
8.0/10 (678 votes)

#7 Entirely Beloved

S1:E2

As Cardinal Wolsey retreats north, he urges Cromwell to get close to Anne Boleyn.

episode image Wreckage
7.9/10 (234 votes)

#8 Wreckage

S2:E1

As Anne Boleyn’s blood is sluiced from the scaffold, Thomas Cromwell picks his way through the wreckage of her death to take his place as principal councillor to King Henry VIII.

episode image Three Card Trick
7.8/10 (825 votes)

#9 Three Card Trick

S1:E1

Lacking a male heir, the King is desperate to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.

episode image Jenneke
7.7/10 (161 votes)

#10 Jenneke

S2:E4

The birth of a prince gives England the heir that Henry longs for, but at a terrible price. As the court grieves for Jane, it falls to Cromwell to find a fourth bride for the king.

episode image Obedience
7.6/10 (203 votes)

#11 Obedience

S2:E2

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.

episode image Defiance
7.6/10 (171 votes)

#12 Defiance

S2:E3

A rising in the north destabilises Henry's kingdom. Despite the risks to his own life, Cromwell moves to protect Lady Mary from becoming the rebels’ greatest prize.

Cast & Chracters

character image Thomas Cromwell

Thomas Cromwell

Actor: Mark Rylance
character image Henry VIII

Henry VIII

Actor: Damian Lewis
character image Rafe Sadler

Rafe Sadler

Actor: Thomas Brodie-Sangster
character image Richard Cromwell

Richard Cromwell

Actor: Joss Porter
character image Gregory Cromwell

Gregory Cromwell

Actor: Charlie Rowe
character image Thomas Wriostheley

Thomas Wriostheley

Actor: Harry Melling
character image William Fitzwilliam

William Fitzwilliam

Actor: James Larkin

The highest rated episode of Wolf Hall is "Master of Phantoms" (S1E6) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 602 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Obedience" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 203 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Master of Phantoms" (S1E6) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 602 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Three Card Trick" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 825 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Light" (S2E6) with a rating of 8.50.

This episode received 203 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Obedience" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.60.

This episode received 203 votes.

Name Department Job
Colin Callender Production Executive Producer
Lisa Osborne Production Producer
Lucy Richer Production Executive Producer
Noëlette Buckley Production Executive Producer
Peter Kosminsky Production Executive Producer
Polly Hill Production Executive Producer
Rebecca Eaton Production Executive Producer
Susanne Simpson Production Executive Producer
Hilary Mantel Writing Novel

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