Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Masterful performance from Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. Damien Lewis as Henry VIII is also magnificent, as is Claire Foy is Anne Boleyn. One of the richest and most intelligent pieces of TV for years. It might not suit pedants who demand 100% historical accuracy (not that such a thing is ever achievable) - and is notably lacking in car chases or their Tudor equivalent - but as totally compelling, wonderfully scripted and sumptuously engaging historical drama, it is right up there with the best the BBC has ever produced. I only wish it had a few more episodes covering the the Dissolution of the Monasteries.