5/30/2023 0 Comments Bring up the bodies bbc![]() ![]() "Television drama has rarely supplied such a hypnotic spectacle." We can almost see the cogs whirring as his Cromwell plots and schemes, says Rees. From the opening scene, audiences know they are in for "a riot of British character acting of the type reserved for BBC classic serials".Īll the anticipation has been worth it, says Jasper Rees on the Arts Desk. It's also "a festival of thesps", says Billen. Walton describes the show as "subtle and unhurried" while still "packing an impressive dramatic punch".Īndrew Billen in The Times gives the show five stars, calling it "real and visceral". James Walton in the Daily Telegraph, says "it is hard to imagine the BBC's adaptation of Hilary Mantel's novels being any better". The six-part series, based on Hilary Mantel's bestselling novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, stars Mark Rylance in the lead role of Thomas Cromwell, who rises through the court of Henry VIII.Īlready it is winning five-star reviews and dazzling accolades, but can it compete with Downton? Critics are full of praise for the new television adaptation of Wolf Hall after episode one screened last night on BBC2. ![]()
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