Henry VIII

Kevin Billington
1979-02-25


6.5
166 min

Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverbates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tony Church Prologue Unowned
John Stride Henry VIII Unowned
Julian Glover Duke of Buckingham Unowned
Jeremy Kemp Duke of Norfolk Unowned
David Rintoul Lord Abergavenny Unowned
Timothy West Cardinal Wolsey Unowned
John Rowe Cromwell Unowned
Lewis Flander Duke of Suffolk Unowned
Alan Leith Sergeant-at-Arms Unowned
Claire Bloom Katharine of Aragon Unowned
John Bailey Griffith / Gentleman Usher Unowned
David Troughton A Surveyor Unowned
John Nettleton Lord Chamberlain Unowned
Charles Lloyd Pack Lord Sandys Unowned
Nigel Lambert Sir Thomas Lovell Unowned
Barbara Kellerman Anne Bullen Unowned
Adam Bareham Sir Henry Guildford Unowned
Jeffrey Daunton A Servant Unowned
John Cater 1st Gentleman Unowned
Roger Lloyd Pack 2nd Gentleman Unowned
Jack McKenzie Sir Nicholas Vaux Unowned
Michael Poole Cardinal Campeius Unowned
Peter Vaughan Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester Unowned
Sylvia Coleridge Old Lady, Anne Bullen's Friend Unowned
Michael Gaunt A Crier Unowned
Ronald Pickup Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury Unowned
David Dodimead Bishop of Lincoln Unowned
Emma Kirkby Singer Unowned
Sally Home Patience Unowned
Oliver Cotton Earl of Surrey Unowned
Michael Walker A Messenger Unowned
John Rhys-Davies Capucius, Ambassador from Emperor Charles V Goutbreak
Timothy Barker Page to Gardiner Unowned
Brian Osborne Door-Keeper of the Council Chamber Unowned
John Rogan Dr. Butts Unowned
Jack May Lord Chancellor Unowned