The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and magnetic performance as the mighty monarch.

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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Keith Michell
Keith Michell
as Henry VIII of England
Anthony Quayle
Anthony Quayle
as Narrator
Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
as Duke of Norfolk
Bernard Hepton
Bernard Hepton
as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
Basil Dignam
Basil Dignam
as Bishop Gardiner
Sheila Burrell
Sheila Burrell
as Lady Rochford
Wolfe Morris
Wolfe Morris
as Thomas Cromwell
Angela Pleasence
Angela Pleasence
as Catherine Howard
Dorothy Tutin
Dorothy Tutin
as Anne Boleyn
Howard Goorney
Howard Goorney
as Will Somers
John Ronane
John Ronane
as Thomas Seymour
Anne Stallybrass
Anne Stallybrass
as Jane Seymour
Edward Atienza
Edward Atienza
as Eustache Chapuys
Alison Frazer
Alison Frazer
as Princess Mary
Patrick Godfrey
Patrick Godfrey
as Sir Thomas Wriothesley
Daniel Moynihan
Daniel Moynihan
as Lord Hertford Edward Seymour as Edward Seymour
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
as Catherine Parr
Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier
as Sir Christopher Hales
Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble
as Francis Dereham
Annette Crosbie
Annette Crosbie
as Catherine of Aragon
Mollie Sugden
Mollie Sugden
as Lotte
Jo Kendall
Jo Kendall
as Anne Stanhope
Ralph Bates
Ralph Bates
as Thomas Culpepper
Hilary Mason
Hilary Mason
as Lady Boleyn
Catherine Lacey
Catherine Lacey
as Dowager Duchess of Norfolk
John Woodnutt
John Woodnutt
as Henry VII
Robert James
Robert James
as Robert Barnes
Peter Stephens
Peter Stephens
as Don Gutierre Gómez de Fuensalida
Elizabeth Bell
Elizabeth Bell
as Anne Askew
Ronald Adam
Ronald Adam
as Cardinal Campeggio
Elvi Hale
Elvi Hale
as Anne of Cleves
John Baskcomb
John Baskcomb
as Cardinal Wolsey
Peter Reeves
Peter Reeves
as Philip of Hesse
Peter Bennett
Peter Bennett
as Nobleman
Martin Ratcliffe
Martin Ratcliffe
as Prince Arthur
Ken Wynne
Ken Wynne
as Dr. de Puebla
Sally Travers
Sally Travers
as Dona Elvira Manuel
Donald Bisset
Donald Bisset
as Earl of Surrey
Margaret Ford
Margaret Ford
as Maria de Salinas
Joyce Mandre
Joyce Mandre
as Francesca de Carceres
Robert Hartley
Robert Hartley
as Bishop Fox
Will Leighton
Will Leighton
as Tutor
Valentine Palmer
Valentine Palmer
as Lord Willoughby
Ina De La Haye
Ina De La Haye
as Inez de Venegas
Verina Greenlaw
Verina Greenlaw
as Princess Mary
Raymond Adamson
Raymond Adamson
as Duke of Suffolk
Richard Burnett
Richard Burnett
as Usher
Charles Workman
Charles Workman
as Archbishop Warham
Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis
as Bishop Fisher
Michael Osborne
Michael Osborne
as Mark Smeaton
Jonathan Newth
Jonathan Newth
as George, Viscount Rochford
Christopher Hancock
Christopher Hancock
as Sir Henry Norreys
Christopher Beeching
Christopher Beeching
as The Earl of Surrey
Robert Cawdron
Robert Cawdron
as Sir William Kingston
Patricia Heneghan
Patricia Heneghan
as Lady Kingston
Arnold Peters
Arnold Peters
as Armourer
Gillian Bailey
Gillian Bailey
as Dorothy Seymour
Dorothy Black
Dorothy Black
as Lady Margaret Seymour
Howard Lang
Howard Lang
as Sir John Seymour
William Abney
William Abney
as Sir Frances Bryan
Louis Haslar
Louis Haslar
as Sir Nicholas Carew
Marion Mathie
Marion Mathie
as Lady Exeter
James Mellor
James Mellor
as Holbein
Carol MacReady
Carol MacReady
as Amalie
William Maxwell
William Maxwell
as Duke Wilhelm of Cleves
David Butler
David Butler
as Christopher Mont
Norman Atkyns
Norman Atkyns
as Henry's Gentleman
Michael Cullen
Michael Cullen
as Servant
Jody Schaller
Jody Schaller
as Princess Elizabeth
Stephanie Lacey
Stephanie Lacey
as Lady Frances
Melanie Ackland
Melanie Ackland
as Lady Margaret
Julia Cornelius
Julia Cornelius
as Anne Carey
John Richmond
John Richmond
as Surgeon
Sue Bishop
Sue Bishop
as Lady-in-Waiting
Alberto Colzi
Alberto Colzi
as Ambassador
Bill Riley
Bill Riley
as Captain Stanton
Karen Ford
Karen Ford
as Lady Lane
Jim Kennedy
Jim Kennedy
as Anthony Knevet
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Catherine of aragon

  • 1x2

    Anne boleyn

  • 1x3

    Jane seymour

  • 1x4

    Anne of cleves

  • 1x5

    Catherine howard

  • 1x6

    Catherine parr

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