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I am surprised no one else is watching this, looking at the schedules it has to be the best thing on the box tonight, and proving so.

 

Most enjoyable.

 

Synopsis:

 

Thomas Cromwell's patron, Cardinal Wolsey, is dismissed as lord chancellor and forced to flee his palace at York Place. The old noble families of England, jealous of their own right to advise the king, havelong waited for this moment. His hopes of returning to the king's favour lie with the ever-loyal Thomas Cromwell.

 

Eight years ago, when Cromwell started working for Wolsey, the cardinal made an enemy of Thomas Boleyn by chastising him for his daughter Anne's far-from-virtuous reputation. As rumours circulated in court that Anne was secretly betrothed to Harry Percy, the cardinal insisted that no such match would be allowed.

 

Still lacking a male heir, the king is desperate for an annulment from his marriage to Katherine of Aragon, claiming she was not a virgin on their wedding day. To Cromwell's dismay, the cardinal's efforts to persuade the Pope to grant the annulment are fruitless. An alliance between the Pope and Katherine's nephew, the holy Roman emperor, diminishes the cardinal's position even further.

 

As Henry grows impatient, the pressure increases on the cardinal. To add to this, rumours reach the cardinal that the king's new mistress is Anne Boleyn, who has sworn vengeance on him over Harry Percy.

 

Cromwell visits Anne, urging her that only the cardinal can secure what she wants, but Anne is unmoved. The duke of Norfolk, nervous of the cardinal's continuing proximity to the king, insists that Cromwell tell Wolsey to travel north to his archdiocese in York. A desperate Cromwell finally meets directly with Henry, but the king is nothing if not ambiguous. Will he recall the cardinal, or turn on him?

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Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Enthusiastic Contrafibularities:

 

I am surprised no one else is watching this, looking at the schedules it has to be the best thing on the box tonight, and proving so.

 

Most enjoyable.

I'm recording it and really looking forward to it ....and I think lots of others are .... 

 

Just hope I can keep remembering to watch each episode.

 

Nip, Tuck @ 10pm.

 

 

 

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Originally Posted by Enthusiastic Contrafibularities:
Originally Posted by Baz:
Originally Posted by Enthusiastic Contrafibularities:

 

I am surprised no one else is watching this, looking at the schedules it has to be the best thing on the box tonight, and proving so.

 

Most enjoyable.

I'm recording it and really looking forward to it ....and I think lots of others are .... 

 

Just hope I can keep remembering to watch each episode.

 

Nip, Tuck @ 10pm.

 

 

 

 

I've aLready bumped it  

Baz
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:

Your picture's not showing, Rog, but never mind 'cos I did go and google him.

He's got some flesh on his bones as far as I can see 

I'm just about to watch the first episode;  facially I'd say that Rylance reminds me of Thomas More.

 

 

Yes I can see that Cosi 

 

Anyway its cracking! Hope you enjoy some wigwam time  

FM

I watched it, thought the acting and direction were brilliant, (apart from the child with the wings: as if a child who was not sleepings parents would react like that and she'd just toddle off!)

But it made me grrrrrr a lot, looking at our gov't, nothing changes: self interested,machiavellian etc. etc. 

FM
Last edited by Former Member

I enjoyed it!

 

I was a bit iffy at the start as the screen was a bit dark - that's authenticism for you   but then Yozzer Hughes appeared and I was too busy trying to work out if he was Suffolk or Norfolk.  Mercifully they saw sense and cast him as Norfolk (I couldn't ever compute him vs Henry Cavill in the lust stakes) 

 

It was nice to see a quality cast in the main roles (I squeaked when I saw Stacy's brother minus the Welsh accent - what next, Nessa as a lady of the bedchamber..???), and Jonathan Pryce is always a bonus.

 

Same time next week then!  

Cosmopolitan
Originally Posted by Enthusiastic Contrafibularities:
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:

Ray Winstone is ALWAYS perfect, Rog 

 

 

Did you happen to catch The Sweeney (Film) shown on TV last Saturday?

 

 

No I didn't.  I've heard disgraceful rumours that the film's a complete dog.

I'd prefer not to have to confirm this almost universal fact so I avoid it.

Cosmopolitan
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:
Originally Posted by Enthusiastic Contrafibularities:
Originally Posted by Cosmopolitan:

Ray Winstone is ALWAYS perfect, Rog 

 

 

Did you happen to catch The Sweeney (Film) shown on TV last Saturday?

 

 

No I didn't.  I've heard disgraceful rumours that the film's a complete dog.

I'd prefer not to have to confirm this almost universal fact so I avoid it.

 

It's not quite the horror I was expecting, but I felt the "put your trousers on your nicked" line was cheesy and needed IMO.

 

When it came to the Reagan/Carter relationship it felt more like Grandfather/Grandson relationship than anything else. I never warmed to or particularly liked the Carter character in the film.

 

 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Originally Posted by cologne 1:
Originally Posted by Madame Arcati:

Words I never thought I would hear myself utter:

 

  I could quite fancy Thomas Cromwell

Do you mean Mark Rylance or Thomas Cromwell?

Hmmm.  Let's just say that last night, when George was upset he told TC that he had prayed to God to take revenge on Wolsey's tormentors, and Cromwell said something like "No need to bother God, George.  I have it in hand", I felt a little shiver of fear run down my spine (but it wasn't an altogether unpleasant feeling).

 

PS  Hope I haven't put a spoiler in here.  I tried not to

 

 

 

Madame Arcati

Quite an eerie moment in tonight's episode when, at her coronation, Anne Boleyn is lowered onto her stomach, arms outstretched, rather in the manner of someone being placed onto the executioner's block.  Couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her, knowing what's to come.

 

With both More and Cromwell upping their games it's all starting to get rather dangerous now but there were some nice little touches of humour (albeit rather dark) and some first-rate swearing from the Duke of Norfolk!

 

For me, Wolf Hall just gets better ever week.  Top-hole stuff!

Madame Arcati

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