The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
TV-PG2021•59m•7.5/10
DocumentaryDrama
Ratings
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7.5/10(2)
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.
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
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Season
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.
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.
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
Self - Narrator
Rafaëlle Cohen
Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth McCafferty
Mary Boleyn
Philip Brodie
Thomas Howard
Max Dowler
Thomas Boleyn
Gabriel Constantin
Jean Du Bellay
Kaisa Hammarlund
Elizabeth I
Matthew Brenher
Thomas Cromwell
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