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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Overview

Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and magnetic performance as the mighty monarch.
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Maurice Cowan profile
Maurice Cowan

creator

Cast

Keith Michell profile
Keith Michell

Henry VIII of England

Total episodes: 6

Anthony Quayle profile
Anthony Quayle

Narrator

Total episodes: 6

Patrick Troughton profile
Patrick Troughton

Duke of Norfolk

Total episodes: 5

Bernard Hepton profile
Bernard Hepton

Archbishop Thomas Cranmer

Total episodes: 4

Basil Dignam profile
Basil Dignam

Bishop Gardiner

Total episodes: 3

Sheila Burrell profile
Sheila Burrell

Lady Rochford

Total episodes: 3

Wolfe Morris profile
Wolfe Morris

Thomas Cromwell

Total episodes: 3

Angela Pleasence profile
Angela Pleasence

Catherine Howard

Total episodes: 2

Dorothy Tutin profile
Dorothy Tutin

Anne Boleyn

Total episodes: 2

Howard Goorney profile
Howard Goorney

Will Somers

Total episodes: 2

John Ronane profile
John Ronane

Thomas Seymour

Total episodes: 2

Anne Stallybrass profile
Anne Stallybrass

Jane Seymour

Total episodes: 2

Keith Michell profile
Keith Michell

Henry VIII of England

Total episodes: 6

Anthony Quayle profile
Anthony Quayle

Narrator

Total episodes: 6

Patrick Troughton profile
Patrick Troughton

Duke of Norfolk

Total episodes: 5

Bernard Hepton profile
Bernard Hepton

Archbishop Thomas Cranmer

Total episodes: 4

Basil Dignam profile
Basil Dignam

Bishop Gardiner

Total episodes: 3

Sheila Burrell profile
Sheila Burrell

Lady Rochford

Total episodes: 3

Wolfe Morris profile
Wolfe Morris

Thomas Cromwell

Total episodes: 3

Angela Pleasence profile
Angela Pleasence

Catherine Howard

Total episodes: 2

Dorothy Tutin profile
Dorothy Tutin

Anne Boleyn

Total episodes: 2

Howard Goorney profile
Howard Goorney

Will Somers

Total episodes: 2

John Ronane profile
John Ronane

Thomas Seymour

Total episodes: 2

Anne Stallybrass profile
Anne Stallybrass

Jane Seymour

Total episodes: 2

Extra

Release Date

January 1, 1970

Last air Date

February 5, 1970

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Networks

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Season 1

Aired on: 1970 | 6 Episodes

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