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S01E01: Anarchy

The succession to the crown of England is in doubt and causes King Henry’s daughter and nephew to compete for the throne. The Hamleigh family’s hope for an advantageous marriage for their son William falls apart. Tom Builder and his family search for work and encounter Ellen and her mysterious son Jack. Church politics see Philip, a monk, elected the new prior, which leaves him indebted to Deacon Waleran.

Genres:

Drama

Air Date:

Jul 23, 2010

Runtime:

56 minutes

Production:

Scott Free Productions , Tandem Communications , Muse Entertainment , Movie Central Network , CBC , The Movie Network

Casts:

Robert Bathurst, Donald Sutherland, Matthew Macfadyen, Rufus Sewell, Ian McShane, Eddie Redmayne, Natalia Wörner, Hayley Atwell, David Oakes, Tony Curran, Alison Pill, Sarah Parish, Liam Garrigan, Götz Otto, Sam Claflin, Jody Halse, Anatole Taubman, Skye Bennett, John Pielmeier, Matt Devere, Gordon Pinsent, Ken Follett, Féodor Atkine, Virág Bárány, Freddie Boath, Barnabás Réti, Piroska Molnár, Lisa Millett, Clive Wood, Richard Rifkin, László Áron, Kelly Banlaki, David Bark-Jones, Tamás Baross, Tatiana Turner, Michael Mehlmann, Skye Lourie, Peter Linka, Mark Phelan, Douglas Booth