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The Saturday Play: Betrayal - A Man for All Seasons

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Sir Thomas More has managed to resist Henry VIII's pressure on him to sanction his marriage to Anne Boleyn. All Cromwell's plots to entrap More fail as the wily
Chancellor counters with his knowledge of the law and his right to silence. But can treachery from an unsuspected source spell doom for the brilliant statesman? By Robert Bolt.
Producer/Director Peter Kavanagh

Contributors

Author:
Robert Bolt.
Producer/Director:
Peter Kavanagh
Sir Thomas More:
Charles Dance
Richard Rich:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Thomas Cromwell:
Ken Cranham
Cardinal Wolsey:
Timothy Bateson
Henry VIII:
Brian Cox
Duke of Norfolk:
Nicholas Le Prevost
Will Roper:
Martin Freeman
Lady Alice More:
Kika Markham
Margaret (Meg) More:
Romola Garai
Boatman/Steward (aka Matthew)/Jailer:
Sam Dale
Archbishop Thomas Cranmer/Headsman:
Peter Tate
Woman:
Adjoa Andoh

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