DramaHistory

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.

Release Date : 1972-07-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Anglo-EMIBBC

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Henry VIII

Original Name : Keith Michell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thomas Cromwell

Original Name : Donald Pleasence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anne Boleyn

Original Name : Charlotte Rampling

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jane Seymour

Original Name : Jane Asher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Suffolk

Original Name : Brian Blessed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norfolk

Original Name : Michael Gough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catherine Parr

Original Name : Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anne of Cleves

Original Name : Jenny Bos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catherine Howard

Original Name : Lynne Frederick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Katherine of Aragon

Original Name : Frances Cuka

Gender : Female

Character Name : Thomas More

Original Name : Michael Goodliffe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cranmer

Original Name : Bernard Hepton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gardiner

Original Name : Garfield Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wolsey

Original Name : John Bryans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisher

Original Name : Peter Madden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edward Seymour

Original Name : Michael Byrne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Ralph Ellerker

Original Name : Michael Godfrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thomas Culpeper

Original Name : Robin Sachs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chapuys

Original Name : Nicholas Amer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Weston

Original Name : Clive Merrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Norris

Original Name : David Bailie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smeaton

Original Name : Damien Thomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warham

Original Name : Richard Warner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wriothesley

Original Name : John Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Sarah Long

Gender : Female

Character Name : Thomas Seymour

Original Name : Peter Clay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abbot

Original Name : Basil Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Ambassador

Original Name : Alan Rowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brereton

Original Name : Mark York

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady Rochford

Original Name : Margaret Ward

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bowes

Original Name : Colin Rix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria de Salinas

Original Name : Imogen Claire

Gender : Female

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Calvin

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-28

Based on the BBC drama series (and exec produced by a man who went on to run their drama department for a while) this is a good effort at recounting in two hours the lives and loves of Henry VIII over almost 40 years. Donald Pleasance is noteworthy as the odiously ambitious Thomas Cromwell and Charlotte Rampling as the even more ambitious Anne Boleyn. Keith Michell is an old hand at playing this part by now - his 4th time of asking; and he does it stylishly. The script is of it's time, and so a bit long-winded but otherwise this has held up well. Quite a bit is filmed outdoors and/or on location and so it has less of the sterile look of the television series; I expect the costumes are the same, though....