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The Tudors

Genres: Drama, Period Drama
Broadcast on: M-Net, M-Net Series, ShowMax

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Seasons

Season 1

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
Showtime 01 Apr 2007 10 Jun 2007 Sundays, 21h00 - 22h00 10
M-Net 30 Oct 2007 08 Jan 2008 Tuesdays, 21h30 - 22h30 10
M-Net Series 11 Dec 2007 12 Feb 2008 Tuesdays, 21h00 - 22h00 10
ShowMax 18 Apr 2016 18 Apr 2016 Monday, 00h01 (all episodes) 10


Season 1

The Tudors is a British historical fiction television drama series created by Michael Hirst and produced by Peace Arch Entertainment for Showtime in association with Reveille Eire (Ireland), Working Title Films (United Kingdom) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, loosely based upon the early reign of English monarch Henry VIII.

Bypassing the typical costume drama for a more scandalous take on the times, The Tudors focuses on the rarely dramatised, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII's nearly 40-year, omnipotent reign (1509-1547) of England.

In addition to dalliances with famous female consorts Catherine of Aragon and the infamous Anne Boleyn, the series delves into Henry's most notable political relationships, including those with philosopher Sir Thomas More and Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, head of the Catholic Church of England during its break with Rome.

At the age of nineteen, young Henry VIII succeeds to the throne. Affairs of the state carry little interest for the young monarch, and official matters are left to the powerful Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, while England's ruler tends to his own desires.

For those in Henry VIII's inner circle, including Cardinal Wolsey, second wife Anne Boleyn, Catholic martyr Sir Thomas More and the Duke of Norfolk, staying in the favour of a self-serving King is an arduous and dubious task.

Michael Hirst is the series creator, writer and executive producer. Ben Silverman of Reveille and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title also executive produce. The series was produced by TM Productions and co-financed by Showtime and Peace Arch Entertainment Group, Inc.


Season 1 Cast

as
King Henry VIII

as
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

as
Anthony Knivert

as
Charles Brandon

as
Norfolk

as
Anne Boleyn

as
Queen Catherine of Aragon

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Thomas Boleyn

as
Thomas Cromwell

as
Sir Thomas More

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Anna Buckingham

as
Cardinal Campeggio

as
Catherine

as
Chapuys

as
Compton

as
Duke of Buckingham

as
Elizabeth Blount

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English Officer

as
Executioner

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George Boleyn

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Groom

as
King Henry's Uncle

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Mary Boleyn

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Pope Clement VII

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Princess Margaret

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Richard Pace

as
Thomas Wyatt


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