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06/01/1972 Drama 0h 50m
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Overview

The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R. Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty.

Top billed cast

  1. James Maxwell

    King Henry VII

  2. James Laurenson

  3. Colin Jeavons

  4. Hayward Morse

  5. Christopher Neame

  6. John Franklyn-Robbins

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Current Season

Season 1

 1972 | 13 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-02-23
James Maxwell was probably far more accomplished as a theatre director than an actor, and his casting here as the first English Tudor monarch, King Henry VII, is probably the source of this drama's struggles. That king had a reputation for deviousness and ruthlessness that this performance seems to overly sanitise; indeed the whole thing lacks the potency and vibrancy of it's chronological successor "Henry VIII and his Six Wives" (1970). It is spread across 13 fifty minute episodes - some based on fact: his defeat of Richard III; accession; marriage to Edward IV's daughter - Elizabeth of York;...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Shadow of the Tower

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