1/10. Drama based on the best-selling novel by C.J. Sansom. In 1546, the court of Henry VIII is on the edge of anarchy as Catholic and Protestant factions vie for power. While heretics are burned at the stake, the Queen, Catherine Parr, rashly decides to write a confessional book about her religious beliefs. When the manuscript is stolen its contents could endanger her life. In desperation, she enlists the help of her old friend, the lawyer Matthew Shardlake.

Dramatised by Colin MacDonald.

Shardlake…………………Justin Salinger
Barak………………………..Bryan Dick
Queen Catherine……..Jessica Hardwick
Lord Parr………………….Robbie Jack
Henry VIII………….……. Michael Mackenzie
Richard Rich……………..Simon Donaldson
William Paget……………Gavin Mitchell
Charles Stice……………..Matthew Barker
William Cecil……………..James Rottger
Myldmore…………………Kenny Blyth
Okedene……………………Mark McDonnell
Cranmer………………….. Crawford Logan
Mary Odell………………….Francesca Dymond
Barwic…………………………Mark Jeary
Elias…………………………..Caleb Hughes
Garet………………………….Harri Pitches
Other parts played by the cast.

Producer/director: Bruce Young
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