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The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

TV-PG2021•59m•8.0/10
DocumentaryDrama

Ratings

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8.0/10(1)

Part documentary, part historical drama, this series follows the fortunes of the different members of the Boleyn family, ultimately made notorious for daughter Anne’s marriage to Henry VIII and execution.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 13, 2021

Last Aired

August 27, 2021

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2021-08-13
Thomas Boleyn, the patriarch of the Boleyns, is determined to elevate the family name. His ambitions for his three children will take them to the heart of the Tudor court.
Episode 2: Desire
E2
Episode 2: Desire
Air date: 2021-08-20
Anne has grown into a real beauty. She is dazzling, and the king is caught in the glare. Her family play the long game to catch a king.
Episode 3: The Fall
E3
Episode 3: The Fall
Air date: 2021-08-27
Anne makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom, and in doing so changes the course of British history. But the Boleyns have no idea of the high price they will have to pay.

Cast

Shelley Conn

Shelley Conn

Self - Narrator

Rafaëlle Cohen

Rafaëlle Cohen

Anne Boleyn

Elizabeth McCafferty

Mary Boleyn

Philip Brodie

Philip Brodie

Thomas Howard

Max Dowler

Max Dowler

Thomas Boleyn

Gabriel Constantin

Gabriel Constantin

Jean Du Bellay

Kaisa Hammarlund

Kaisa Hammarlund

Elizabeth I

Matthew Brenher

Matthew Brenher

Thomas Cromwell

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