- Make way for Princess Elizabeth. Make way there. Make way for her Grace.

Description: A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.

Cast:
King Henry VIII: Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Charles Brandon: Henry Cavill
Ambassador Bishop Chapuys: Anthony Brophy
Thomas Cromwell: James Frain
Mary Tudor: Sarah Bolger
Chamberlain: Guy Carleton
Anne Boleyn: Natalie Dormer
Edward Seymour: Max Brown
Thomas Boleyn: Nick Dunning
Richard Rich: Rod Hallett
Queen Catherine of Aragon: Maria Doyle Kennedy
Bishop Gardiner: Simon Ward
George Boleyn: Pádraic Delaney
Sir Thomas More: Jeremy Northam
Anne Stanhope: Emma Hamilton
Lady Margaret Bryan: Jane Brennan
Thomas Wyatt: Jamie Thomas King
Lady Rochford: Joanne King
Catherine: Rebekah Wainwright
Risley: Frank McCusker
Thomas Seymour: Andrew McNair
Cardinal Campeggio: John Kavanagh
Lady Anne Clifford: Myia Elliott
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey: Sam Neill
Anthony Knivert: Callum Blue
Norfolk: Henry Czerny
Thomas Cranmer: Hans Matheson
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey: David O'Hara
Mark Smeaton: David Alpay
Thomas Tallis: Joe Van Moyland
Anne Parr: Suzy Lawlor
Bishop Fisher: Bosco Hogan
Kat Ashley: Maude Hirst
Sir Francis Bryan: Alan Van Sprang
Lady Elizabeth: Laoise Murray
Culpepper: Torrance Coombs
Pope Paul III: Peter O'Toole
William Compton: Kris Holden-Ried
Mendoza: Declan Conlon
Alice More: Catherine Byrne
Catherine Howard: Tamzin Merchant
Princess Margaret: Gabrielle Anwar
William Brereton: James Gilbert
Mary Boleyn: Perdita Weeks
Madge Sheldon: Laura Jane Laughlin
Nan Saville: Serena Brabazon
Royal Surgeon: Dennis Quilligan
Prince Edward: Jake Hathaway
Tower Constable: Steve Wilson
Catherine Parr's Lady in Waiting: Natasha Quirke
Ambassador Charles de Marillac: Lothaire Bluteau
Jane Seymour: Aníta Briem
Anne of Cleves: Joss Stone
Catherine Parr: Joely Richardson
Lady Ursula Misseldon: Charlotte Salt
Cardinal Reginald Pole: Mark Hildreth
King Francis I: Emmanuel Leconte
Hans Holbein: Peter Gaynor
Joan Bulmer: Catherine Steadman
Lady Fitzgerald: Gemma-Leah Devereux
French Ambassador: Jonathan Ryan
Sir Ralph Ellerker: David Wilmot
Princess Mary: Bláthnaid McKeown
Groom: Eric Higgins
Brigitte: Selma Brook
Jane: Fiona Ryan
Cardinal Von Waldburg: Max von Sydow
John Seymour: Stephen Brennan
Lady Elizabeth Darrell: Krystin Pellerin
Henry's Groom: Jason Healey
Bishop Wanham: Philip O'Sullivan
Shrewsbury: Gavin O'Connor
Sir Henry Norris: Stephen Hogan
Joan: Lorna Doyle
Wolsey's Secretary: Alan Devine
Dr. Linacre: Clive Geraghty
Bishop Tunstall: Gordon Sterne
Cromwell's servant: Phil Kingston
Cromwell's Servant: Liam McMahon
Mary's Lady in Waiting: Tara Breathnach
Robert Aske: Gerard McSorley
Elizabeth Blount: Ruta Gedmintas
Richard Pace: Matt Ryan
Brandon's son: David de Brún
Lady Salisbury: Kate O'Toole
Queen Claude: Gabriella Wright
Henry Brandon: Michael Winder
Margaret Moore: Gemma Reeves
Surrey Friend #1: Lenny Hayden
Court Cryer: Martin Maguire
Surrey Friend #2: David Keoghan
'Imperial Majesty': David Michael Scott
Wife of Aske: Donna Dent
Princess Elizabeth: Kate Duggan
Son of Aske: Patrick Gibson
Daughter of Aske: Ciara Farrell
Lord Darcey: Colm Wilkinson
John Constable: Kevin Doyle
Francis Dereham: Allen Leech
Brandon's Soldier: Alexander Downes
Torturer: Pat McGrath
Edward Baynton: Paul Brennen
English Officer: Aiden Condron
Various: Nigel Pilkington
Thomas le Roux: David Verne
Duke of Buckingham: Steven Waddington
Ralph Morice: James Flynn
Sir John Hutton: Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Harry Hurst: Jody Latham
Commons Man #1: Rory James Wilson
Bishop Bonnivet: Barry McGovern
William Cornish: Mark Lambert
Old Woman #1: Sheila Flitton
Girolamo de Treviso: Daniel Caltagirone
Beard: Wesley Murphy
Richard Leland: Moe Dunford
Herald: Stephen Swift
Archbishop of York: Geoffrey Beevers
Charlie Raw: Diarmuid Noyes
Queen's secretary: Elliot Moriarty
Duke William of Cleves: Paul Ronan
Archbishop: Eamon Rohan
Captain of the Guard: Andrew Greenough
Lady Eleanor Luke: Andrea Lowe
Sir William Kingston: George Irving
Messenger: Michael Lavery
Katharina Prue: Julia Wakeham
Hopkins: Jonathan White
Headsman: Luke Hayden
Monsieur Rousselot: Owen Aaronovitch
Surgeon General: Ian Saynor
Executioner: Alan Grice
Rowland Lee: Ronan Conlon
John More: Bill O'Cleirigh
Miner: Art Kearns
Anna Buckingham: Anna Brewster
Church Commisioner: David Ryan
Commons Man #2: Brian McGovern
John Lambert: Ben Price
Anne's Maid: Michelle Hartman
Sergeant at Arms: Ian Beattie
Judge: Edmund Kente
Aske: Gerald McSorley
Will (Court Fool): David Bradley
Forager: Bronson Webb
Willoughby: Michael Patric
Compton's Servant #1: Ciaran O'Brien
Sir Henry Pole: Jake Maskall
Gregory Cromwell: Jack West
Compton's Servant #2: Paul Butler Lennox
Duke Philip of Bavaria: Colin O'Donoghue
Packington: Seamus Moran
Master Henry Pole: Daniel Rhattigan-Walsh
Compton's Physician: Joe Taylor
Henry Fitzroy: Zak Jenciragic
Chaimberlain (Hatfield): Paul Meade
Packington's Killer: Karl Shiels
Duchess of Norfolk: Barbara Brennan
Watchman #1: Michael Hayes
Bedoli: Aidan Turner
Old Man: Des Braiden
Watchman #2: David Easter
Mayor of London: Alistair Findlay
Tower Guard: David Sheehan
John Leigh: Martyn Ellis
English Soldier: Andy Kellegher
Sailor in Tavern: Michael Condron
Sarto: Marcello Magni
Simon Fish: Martin Murphy
Ringleader: Aaron Monaghan
Sir Robert Tavistock: Danny Seward
Anne Askew: Emma Stansfield
Dance Master: Andrew McHale
Lord Latimer's servant: Stephen Russell
Captain: Brendan McCormack
Ship's Captain: Darren Bancroft
Scorn: Mary Alexandra Woods
Norfolk's Wife: Fiona Sinnott
Lord Morley: Alan Stanford
Richard Curwen: John Lovett
Imperial Officer Caserta: Julian Bastida
Lord Latimer: Michael Elwyn
Courtier: Sam Corry
Priest: Russell Smith
Duke of Orleans: John G. Brennan
Princess Margueritte: Sara James
Campeggio's Son: Marcus Lamb
Ann Hastings: Rachel Kavanagh
Strangeness: Eilis O'Donnell
Apprentice: Robert Sheehan
Anne's Almoner: Richard Glaves
Sidwell: Nicholas Blane
Lord Harrington: Mark Coney
Augustin: Ned Dennehy
Beautiful Woman: Laura Way
Unkindness: Valerie O'Connor
William Pennington: Barry O'Connor
Chaplain: Nicholas Grennell
Christine, Duchess of Milan: Sonya Cassidy
Dr. John Frankish: Simon Coury
Pole's Servant: Jack Lynch
Mounted Messanger: Patrick Talbot
Claude D'Annebaut: Kenneth Collard
Duke of Nájera: Fabio Tassone
Bishop of London: Laurence Foster
Lord Glencairn: Michael Wilson
Knyvett: Brendan Quinn
Foxe: Philip Desmeules
Young Man: Ali O'Keefe
Dauphin: Ciaran Whitehead
Jean Rombaud: Anatole Taubman
Monk #1: Jack Walsh
Richard Southwell: Ben Palmer
Cromwell's Servant (House): Stephen D'Arcy
George Throckmorton: Michael Grennell
Pope's Secretary: Tony McKenna
Walter: Gunnar Cauthery
Lord Maxwell: James Sutherland
Tavern Man: Philip Rhodes
Proctor: Martin Phillips
Devil: Tommy O'Neill
Abbot: Michael Pennington
William Peto: Peter Gowen
William Webbe: Damien Kearney
Roose: Gary Murphy
Old Woman #2: Ronnie Masterson
Lady Morley: Liz Lloyd
Church Commissioner #2: Donal Courtney
Lord Lisle: Christopher Goodwin
Yellow Retainer: Martin Casey
Catherine's Maid: Eve Macklin
Prostitute #1: Eimear Morrissey
Man in crowd: Bill Hickey
Groom 2: Will Irvine
Jane Howard: Slaine Kelly
Dr. Knight: Brian de Salvo
Young Woman: Holly Browne
Noble: Michael Ford
Bess: Katie McGrath
Monk #2: Shane Gately
Veiled Woman: Michele McGrath
Young Anne Boleyn: Muireann O'Donoghue
Hoghstein: David Heap
Mad Walter Hungerford: Liam Stack
Gawen: Jonathan Gallagher
Prostitute #2: Michelle Costello
Surrey's Servant: Rory Mullen
Chambermaid: Nika McGuigan
Maid: Kate Stanley Brennan
Horseman: Adam Goodwin
Bishop at Execution: Geoff Simpson
Italian Ambassador: Raad Rawi
Veiled Woman #2: Goranna McDonald
Count Olisleger: Louis Lovett
Count Talleyrand: Jean-David Beroard
Pilgrim Captain: Chris Gregory
Jean De Bellay: Bryan Murray
Young Maid: Vanessa Keogh
Knight: Ryan O'Connor
John Leland: Tony Flynn
Richard Moryson 'Pope Paul': Terence Orr
French maid: Dorothy Cotter
Official at Hampton Court: Simon Keogh
Earl of Rutland: Peter Amory
Brandon's Chamberlain: Philip Brook
Griffith Rhys: John Sterland
Physician to Fitzroy: Terry Byrne
Boy: Kevin McMahon
Michelangelo: James McHale
'Campeggio' Player: Brendan Morrissey
Guard Arresting Brereton: Bradley Stevenson
Cardinal: Paul Raynor
Yeoman: Luke McKenna
Cleeve's servant: Andrew Paul Montague
Pilgrim: Sean McNamee
Commons Man #3: Robert Boyd
Ambassador Chapuy's servant: Sean Duggan
Culpepper Man #1: Simon Hubbard
Father: Conor Lambert
Pastor: Alvaro Lucchesi
Vatican Priest: Daniel Reardon
Priest in Confessional: Arthur Riordan
Allesandro: Connor Doyle
Servant: Eoin Halpin
Sir Anthony Brown: Mark Noble
Commons Man #4: Jim Roche
Duchess of Suffolk: Marcella Plunkett
Hugh Latimer: Jack Sandle
Culpepper Man #2: Kieran D. Gough
Seymour's servant: Ben Morris
Charles V: Sebastian Armesto
King of Portugal: Joseph M. Kelly
More's Daughter: Kerrie O'Sullivan
'Sedition': Frank Mackey
Cardinal #1: Paul Bennett
Venetian Ambassador: Mal White
Blacksmith: Steve Money
Lord Hassey: Liam Young
John Fell: Laurence Spellman
Serving Girl: Alison Lintott
Elizabeth Roper: Claire Brown
Soldier: Ciaran Kenny
Mole Girl: Amy-Joyce Hastings
Norris: James Rowe
Cromwell's Messenger: Jonathan Delaney Tynan
Breton Workman #1: Michael Bates
Amelia of Cleves: Roxana Klein
Earl of Oxford: David Lennox
Robert Testwood: Lee Williams
Richard Roper: Julian Lewis Jones
Governor of Boulogne: Duncan Duff
Physician: Harry Saks
Boleyn's Secretary: Geoff Minogue
Commissioner #1: John Rowe
King John: Joe Doyle
Messenger #1: Nathan Gordon
Edmund Harman: Paul Connaughton
Goldsmith: Karl O'Neill
Commissioner #2: Malcolm Douglas
1 episode, 2008: Robert O'Connor
Sir Christopher Haydon: George Anton
Messenger #2: Thomas Farrell
John Marbeck: Fergal Titley
Pope Clement VII: Ian McElhinney
Commissioner #3: John Olohan
King's Lawyer: Richard Clifford
Peasant Boy: Robert Donnelly
Henry's Angelic Page: Sean Flanagan
Lady Margret Bryan: Jan Brennan
Bishop of Lincoln: John Arthur
Camp Woman: Roseanne Lynch
Admiral Chabot: Philippe De Grossouvre
Humphrey Monmouth: Brent Hearne
Monsieur Gontier: Fred Ledoux
Germaine: Sorcha Callaghan
Wailing Woman: Noni Stapleton
Italian Prostitute: Elena Cooper
Constable of the Tower: Chris McHallem
Townsman: Mark Wilson Smith
Lady in Waiting: Amy Hughes
Queen Jane's Lady in Waiting: Annika Hammerton
Manuela - First Lady in waiting: Sonya Macari
Court Announcer: David James
Kings Courtier: Eoin Bates
French Guard: Andrew Constantini
Tower Lady: Hilary Cotter
Queens Chamberlain: Lynette Callaghan
King Henry's Uncle: Sean Pertwee
Lady In Waiting: Carla Mooney
Stonemason: Tony Brown
Uncle's Escort: Stephen P. Lynch
Stonemason 2: Arthur Brown
Execution Witness: John Burke
Tower Maid to Anne Boleyn: Judy Donovan
Seymore's Guest: Ger Considine
Chorister: Carrie Loring
Kings Servant: Graeme Bird
Lady Mary's Maid: Sarah Louise Carney
Scottish Soldier: Séamus Hanly
Seymour's Aide: Patrick Murphy
Seymore Servant: Robbie Walsh
Cardinals Prostitute: Sarah Mulligan
Servant 1: Dave Swift
Queen's Maiden: Hilary Rose
Hudson Servant: Timuçin Leflef
Earl of Lincoln: Jason A. Keane
Spanish Court Member: Heitor Cavalheiro

Written by: Michael Hirst

Release date: 01 Apr 2007