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Title: Wolf Hall
Post by: River Don on December 09, 2024, 08:16:10 am: Watched the penultimate episode last night, things are getting a bit sticky for Cromwell.

I'm sorry to see this draw to a close, I do think it's one of the really great pieces of BBC Drama and stands shoulder to shoulder with the likes of I Claudius.

If you haven't watched it, boot up the iPlayer, it's well worth it.
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: ravenrover on December 09, 2024, 10:14:06 am: Better still read the trilogy
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: idler on December 09, 2024, 11:23:20 am: If you know history you know the outcome but it is very interesting to see all of the court rivalries play out.
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: River Don on December 09, 2024, 03:11:02 pm: Quote from: idler on December 09, 2024, 11:23:20 am
If you know history you know the outcome but it is very interesting to see all of the court rivalries play out.

Yeah, I know the history. Still, I got quite excited watching the end of the 1966 World Cup final on TV for the first time, when they colourised it last year...
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: wilts rover on December 09, 2024, 09:04:34 pm: In the series Cromwell's house (interior & exterior) is a place called Great Chalfield Manor. I used to cycle past it on my way to and from work when they were filming around this time last year.
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: Sprotyrover on December 13, 2024, 10:02:09 pm: It a pity that they didn’t mention that the Rebel Army was camped on Scawsby Leys when Henry sent The Duke of Norfolk North to con them into disbanding!
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: Sprotyrover on December 13, 2024, 10:03:55 pm: Mark Rylance is phenomenal! You can feel the tension
When he is having to sort Gud king Enery’s poo for him!
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: Usher wide. on December 14, 2024, 02:09:52 pm: It's a repeat of course but when I saw the series first time round I thought they'd done 'justice' to Hilary Mantel's excellent books.
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: idler on December 14, 2024, 03:45:04 pm: It isn’t a repeat. This series started after Ann Boleyn was beheaded.
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: River Don on December 14, 2024, 08:54:08 pm: Quote from: idler on December 14, 2024, 03:45:04 pm
It isn’t a repeat. This series started after Ann Boleyn was beheaded.

And he keeps having nightmares about it.
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: moses on December 16, 2024, 10:37:23 am: We have really enjoyed it, loved that you change your mind on Cromwell three or four times an episode.
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: idler on December 16, 2024, 11:13:19 am: What an absolutely brilliant series. Superb casting acting leaving you wanting more. Well done BBC.
Title: Re: Wolf Hall
Post by: tommy toes on December 17, 2024, 04:41:54 pm: Mark Rylance was mesmerising. Him and Michael Kitchen are two actors who can say more with a look than a hundred words.