"The Tudors" (2007)TV series

Creator:

Michael Hirst
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance

Tagline:

Prepare for Reign

Plot:

A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.

Plot Keywords:

Tudor | 1500s | Absolutism | 16th Century | Conspiracy

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	King Henry VIII (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Henry Cavill	...	Charles Brandon (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Natalie Dormer	...	Anne Boleyn (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nick Dunning	...	Thomas Boleyn (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Maria Doyle Kennedy	...	Queen Katherine / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
James Frain	...	Thomas Cromwell (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Padraic Delaney	...	George Boleyn (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jeremy Northam	...	Sir Thomas More (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jamie Thomas King	...	Thomas Wyatt (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Anthony Brophy	...	Chapuys (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
John Kavanagh	...	Cardinal Campeggio (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Sam Neill	...	Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (10 episodes, 2007)
Callum Blue	...	Anthony Knivert / ... (10 episodes, 2007)
Henry Czerny	...	Norfolk (10 episodes, 2007)
Hans Matheson	...	Thomas Cranmer (10 episodes, 2008)
Guy Carleton	...	Chamberlain (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Joe Van Moyland	...	Thomas Tallis (9 episodes, 2007)
James Gilbert	...	William Brereton (9 episodes, 2008)

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Series Directed by
Ciaran Donnelly		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Steve Shill		(3 episodes, 2007)
Brian Kirk		(2 episodes, 2007)
Alison Maclean		(2 episodes, 2007)
Charles McDougall		(2 episodes, 2007)
Jon Amiel		(2 episodes, 2008)
Colm McCarthy		(2 episodes, 2008)
Jeremy Podeswa		(2 episodes, 2008)
Dearbhla Walsh		(2 episodes, 2008)

Series Writing credits
Michael Hirst		(20 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Produced by
Sheila Hockin	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gary Howsam	....	producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Steve Shill	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Tim Bevan	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Eric Fellner	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 2007)
James Flynn	....	producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Michael Hirst	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Morgan O'Sullivan	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Benjamin Silverman	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Teri Weinberg	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 2007)
Charles McDougall	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Original Music by
Trevor Morris		(20 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Cinematography by
Ousama Rawi		(20 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Film Editing by
Lisa Grootenboer		(10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Wendy Hallam Martin		(10 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Casting by
Frank Moiselle		(20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nuala Moiselle		(20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mary Jo Slater		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Production Design by
Tom Conroy		(10 episodes, 2007)

Series Art Direction by
Alan Gilmore		(3 episodes, 2007)
Irene O'Brien		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Set Decoration by
Eliza Solesbury		(10 episodes, 2007)
Jenny Oman		(10 episodes, 2008)

Series Costume Design by
Joan Bergin		(5 episodes, 2007)

Series Makeup Department
Joni Galvin	....	makeup artist (10 episodes, 2007)
Roisin O'Reilly	....	additional makeup artist (10 episodes, 2007)
Tina Phelan	....	assistant makeup artist: dailies (7 episodes, 2007)
Dee Corcoran	....	hair stylist (5 episodes, 2007)
Jennifer Hegarty	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 2007)
Robert Trenton	....	prosthetic makeup artist (2 episodes, 2007)
Dan Frye	....	prosthetics technician (2 episodes, 2008)
Martina Byrne	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Conor O'Sullivan	....	prosthetics makeup (unknown episodes)
Lisa Sheehan	....	additional makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Kate Harrison	....	production supervisor (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jack Beardsley	....	production manager (6 episodes, 2007)
Seamus McInerney	....	production manager (3 episodes, 2007)
Karen Richards	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Munroe	....	second unit director (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Nick Thomas	....	third assistant director / first assistant director: second unit (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Therese Friel	....	second assistant director: second unit (10 episodes, 2007)
Orla Tobin	....	trainee assistant director (10 episodes, 2007)
Bret Culp	....	second unit director (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Luke Johnston	....	first assistant director: second unit (6 episodes, 2007)
Jim Corr	....	day player third assistant director: second unit / day player trainee assistant director (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Raymond Kirk	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 2007)
Enda Doherty	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 2007)
Konrad Jay	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2007)
Nessa Linnane	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2007)
Anna Harrison	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes, 2007)
Eimear Healy	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes, 2007)
Conor Gibbons	....	third assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)
Owen Magee	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Graeme Bird	....	propmaker (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Pilar Valencia	....	graphic artist / trainee art director (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Lisa Chugg	....	production buyer (10 episodes, 2007)
Jil Turner	....	props buyer (10 episodes, 2007)
Tuireann Herriott	....	assistant prop buyer (10 episodes, 2008)
Paul Hedges	....	property master (5 episodes, 2007)
Ed Norton	....	construction coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Liz Colbert	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes, 2007)
Rene Knol	....	chargehand dressing props (unknown episodes, 2007)
Lucy van Lonkhuyzen	....	assistant set decorator (unknown episodes, 2007)
John Snee	....	trainee props (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Martin Gwynn Jones	....	assistant sound editor (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kirk Lynds	....	sound re-recording mixer (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dale Sheldrake	....	adr editor (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert Edwards	....	adr recordist (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Anna Malkin	....	foley recording assistant (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Caoimhe Doyle	....	foley artist (10 episodes, 2007)
Garrett Kerr	....	dialogue editor (10 episodes, 2007)
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist (10 episodes, 2007)
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist (10 episodes, 2007)
David McCallum	....	dialogue editor (10 episodes, 2008)
Joe Morrow	....	sound re-recording assistant (10 episodes, 2008)
Daniel Birch	....	sound mixer (5 episodes, 2007)
Brendan Geaney	....	adr recordist (unknown episodes, 2007)
Martin Lee	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 2007)
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes, 2007)
Lou Solakofski	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 2007)
Jane Tattersall	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes, 2007)
Don White	....	foley recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Dave Roddham	....	special effects technician (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Paul Byrne	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Bret Culp	....	visual effects supervisor (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bo Mosley	....	CG modeling and texturing supervisor: Core (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bob Munroe	....	visual effects producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Paul Arion	....	lighter & compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (17 episodes, 2007-2008)
Warren J.W. Leathem	....	on-set visual effects supervisor (10 episodes, 2007)
Luke Groves	....	visual effects coordinator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (10 episodes, 2008)
Mark Fordham	....	matte painter (2 episodes, 2007)
Paul Anderson	....	3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Jason Ang	....	colour pipeline supervisor (unknown episodes, 2007)
Terry Bradley	....	3D supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Lisa Carr-Harris	....	compositing supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Tony Cybulski	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Janet Ellis	....	on-set coordinator (unknown episodes, 2007)
Eugene Fung	....	I/O technician: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Dale Gagne	....	visual effects editor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
J.P. Giamos	....	visual effects coordinator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Maria Gordon	....	compositing lead: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Bill Halliday	....	on-set wrangler (unknown episodes, 2007)
Jeff Higgins	....	research & development support: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures / technical director: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Ian Kim	....	3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Daniel Lee	....	compositing lead: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Roubina Messerkhanian	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Justin Ottley	....	research & development support: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Rob Pieke	....	research & development support: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Josa Leah 'SDB' Porter	....	visual effects production manager: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Joe Raasch	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Carrie Richardson	....	visual effects production manager: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Brian A. Smeets	....	3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Rick Smith	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Jay Stanners	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Jordan Thistlewood	....	3D department look development: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Mark Thomas-Stubbs	....	compositing lead: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Tracey Vaz	....	compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Tom Voll	....	3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Paul Waggoner	....	3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
David Willows	....	3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Patrik Witzmann	....	3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Alphonso Young	....	compositing lead: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Robert Zwirner	....	3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007)
Mahmoud Rahnama	....	CG modeling and texturing artist: C.O.R.E. Digitial Pictures (unknown episodes)
Chris Zammit	....	CG modeling and texturing: CORE (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Giedrius Nagys	....	stunt performer (5 episodes, 2007)
Philippe Zone	....	stunt coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Alan Walsh	....	stunt coordinator / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dominick Hewitt	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007)
Branislav Martinak	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007)
Lubomir Misak	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007)
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007)
Marek Toth	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Butler	....	first assistant camera (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Philip Murphy	....	key grip (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Des Whelan	....	camera operator (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Iain Baird	....	camera operator / steadicam operator: "b" camera (10 episodes, 2007)
Robert Hamilton	....	video operator (10 episodes, 2007)
Keith Murphy	....	camera operator / steadicam operator (8 episodes, 2008)
Terry Mulligan	....	chief lighting technician (5 episodes, 2007)
Robert Hallinan Flood	....	clapper loader (2 episodes, 2008)
Vince McGahon	....	camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting Department
Stephanie Gorin	....	co-casting director (10 episodes, 2008)
Vince Rimoldi	....	casting assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Steve Brooksbank	....	casting consultant: US (5 episodes, 2007)
Mary Jo Slater	....	casting consultant: US (5 episodes, 2007)
Heather Philipsen	....	casting assistant (3 episodes, 2007)
J.P. Keating	....	extras casting (2 episodes, 2007)
Ciara Lyons	....	extras casting (2 episodes, 2007)
Georgina Shortt	....	extras casting (2 episodes, 2007)
Sonya Supple-Gildea	....	extras casting (2 episodes, 2007)
Courtney Cleaver	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Manny Fernandez	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patch Corcoran	....	wardrobe assistant (10 episodes, 2007)
Jessica O'Leary	....	wardrobe mistress (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Tom Tobin	....	post-production administrator / post-production coordinator (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Mayo	....	conforming editor: HDTV (5 episodes, 2007)
Hugh Elchuk	....	first assistant editor (2 episodes, 2007)
Dan Briceno	....	second assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Dale Sheldrake	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Yuri Gorbachow	....	music editor (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Dave Holden	....	technical score assistant (10 episodes, 2007)
Lise Beauchesne	....	assistant music editor (10 episodes, 2008)
Diego Stocco	....	music sound designer (10 episodes, 2008)
Kaz Boyle	....	composer: additional music (8 episodes, 2007)
Russ Howard III	....	score producer (4 episodes, 2008)
T.J. Lindgren	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Transportation Department
Eamonn Murphy	....	transportation coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Brendan King	....	unit driver (unknown episodes, 2007)
Michael Phelan	....	transportation (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Bill Goddard	....	executive in charge of post (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jennifer Griffin	....	accountant (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Eoin Holohan	....	assistant location manager (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Justin Pollard	....	historical research (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Craig Drikis Barnikis	....	downconvert operator (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Edmund Sampson	....	location manager (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mark Devlin	....	production coordinator (10 episodes, 2007)
Ruben Malaret	....	publicist (10 episodes, 2007)
Robin Neinstein	....	executive in charge of production: Television drama, CBC (10 episodes, 2007)
Chris Marsland	....	downconvert operator (10 episodes, 2008)
Michael J. Taylor	....	production executive (10 episodes, 2008)
Una Spillane	....	script coordinator (5 episodes, 2007)
Poll Moussoulides	....	dialogue coach (4 episodes, 2007)
David Murphy	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 2007)
Kathleen Weir	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 2007)
Renee Burke	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2007)
David Donohue	....	script coordinator (2 episodes, 2007)
Alison O'Leary	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 2007)
John Paul LeBon	....	location assistant (unknown episodes)
Dorothy McDonnell	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
John McKenna	....	weapons armorer (unknown episodes)
Brendan O'Sullivan	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
• PA Tudors
• Peace Arch Entertainment Group
• Showtime
• TM Productions

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2007) (UK) (TV) (BBC 2)
• HBO Hungary (2008-) (Hungary) (TV)
• Mega Channel (2007) (Greece) (TV)
• Peace Arch Entertainment Group (2006) (non-USA) (TV)
• Showtime Networks (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Showtime (2006) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
• Team FX

Other Companies

• Bórd Scannán na hÉireann  funding
• Gamma & Density  on-set color correction (as Gamma and Density's 3CP system)
• King Media Services  DVD menus and authoring
• Tattersall Sound  sound post-production

Country:

USA | Canada | Ireland

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:13 | South Korea:18 | Hungary:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Czech Republic:15

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Bórd Scannán na hÉireann

Trivia:

The character of Princess Margaret, Henry's sister, is actually a composite of two sisters, his older sister Margaret Tudor and his younger sister Mary Tudor. While the events in the series come from Mary's life, the substitution of Margaret's name helps to avoid confusion with Henry's daughter with Catherine of Aragon, also named Mary.

Goofs:

The character of Princess Margaret is actually a composite of Henry's two sisters, Mary and Margaret. As such, there are several historical timeline inaccuracies for Princess Margaret, including dates, death and marriages.

Quotes:

Queen Katherine: He will tire of you, like all the others.
Anne Boleyn: And what if he does not?

Soundtrack:

Lacrymosa

Exciting, but founders on miscast Henry & historical inaccuracy

I'm glad to see Showtime taking on the Tudor era, even if they are doing it because Henry's life is a tabloid-seller's dream come true, and our culture is tabloid-obsessed.

I love the casting of Jeremy Northam (Sir Thomas More) and Sam Neill (Cardinal Wolsey).

I read an earlier comment after I had already expressed the following thought elsewhere, and I completely agree -- Steven Waddington (Buckingham) would have been a better Henry VIII - he's bigger (he properly fills the screen, which in various shots J R-M painfully cannot, either in height or breadth); red-haired (as Henry was); and a POWERFUL, mesmerizing actor who's a better age for the part. (J R-M's eyes are riveting, but that's not enough for the part b/c at this stage of Henry's life, his fame was largely due to his physical dominance, learning & musical skill.) Showtime seems to be trying to appeal to a VERY young, VH-1 audience with the J R-M casting. Or, as they suggest, to people who don't know the story.

That's my second issue - don't suggest in the ads that you're going to tell the REAL story when you're not. Some dramatic license is expected (like flipping France for Portgual b/c they introduced Francis I early on) but there is no GOOD excuse for making a composite of Henry's sisters by telling Princess Mary Rose Tudor's story, but calling the character Princess Margaret, which was her older sister's name.

The real Margaret had a dramatic story, too -- and she's got the line to the current royal family through her great-granddaughter, Mary, Queen of Scots -- but they lost the chance to tell that by combining the sisters. Presumably they did it b/c they thought the audience was so dumb that we couldn't handle Henry's daughter and sister both being named Mary. Too bad.