Wolf Hall Wreckage (Season 2, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 59 min | Biography, Drama, History

Wolf Hall

Wreckage (Season 2, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 59 min | Biography, Drama, History

After Anne Boleyn's death, the young queen's blood is sluiced from the scaffold and Thomas Cromwell picks his way across the wreckage to take up his position as principal councillor.

Director

Peter Kosminsky

Writers

Hilary Mantel (based on the novel by) | Peter Straughan (screenwriter)

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 23, 2024

Release date

Mar 23, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 15 wins & 52 nominations

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Claire Foy Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn See fewer	First Man (2018)
Mark Rylance Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromwell See fewer	Bridge of Spies (2015)
Damian Lewis Henry VIII Henry VIII See fewer	Band of Brothers (2001)
Charlie Rowe Gregory Cromwell Gregory Cromwell See fewer	Rocketman (I) (2019)
Elizabeth Conboy Lady-in-Waiting Lady-in-Waiting See fewer	The Last Kingdom (2015)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster Rafe Sadler Rafe Sadler See fewer	Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
Philippe Spall Calais Swordsman Calais Swordsman See fewer	Downton Abbey (2019)
James Larkin William Fitzwilliam William Fitzwilliam See fewer	Party of Five (2020)
Kate Phillips Jane Seymour Jane Seymour See fewer	Downton Abbey (2019)
Will Keen Archbishop Cranmer Archbishop Cranmer See fewer	Operation Mincemeat (2021)
Will Tudor Edward Seymour Edward Seymour See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Jonathan Pryce Cardinal Wolsey Cardinal Wolsey See fewer	The Two Popes (2019)
Harry Melling Thomas Wriothesley Thomas Wriothesley See fewer	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Pip Carter Sir Geoffrey Pole Sir Geoffrey Pole See fewer	Spectre (I) (2015)
Joss Porter Richard Cromwell Richard Cromwell See fewer	Wolf Hall (2015)
Timothy Spall Duke of Norfolk Duke of Norfolk See fewer	Mr. Turner (2014)
Sarah Priddy Margery Seymour Margery Seymour See fewer	Vera (2011)
Viola Prettejohn Mary Fitzroy Mary Fitzroy See fewer	The Crown (2016)
Agnes O'Casey Meg Douglas Meg Douglas See fewer	Lies We Tell (2023)
Karim Kadjar Eustache Chapuys Eustache Chapuys See fewer	Storyland (2009)
Lilit Lesser Lady Mary Lady Mary See fewer	Wolf Hall (2015)
Lucy Russell Anne Shelton Anne Shelton See fewer	Dune: Prophecy (2024)
Harriet Walter Margaret Pole Margaret Pole See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Tom Mothersdale Richard Riche Richard Riche See fewer	Overlord (2018)
Richard Dillane Duke of Suffolk Duke of Suffolk See fewer	Argo (2012)
Hubert Burton Thomas Howard the Lesser Thomas Howard the Lesser See fewer	Living (2022)
Bern Collaço Courtier (uncredited) Courtier (uncredited) See fewer	The Batman (2022)
Martyn Mayger Privy Council (uncredited) Privy Council (uncredited) See fewer	Humshakals (2014)
Andrew Whiteoak The Kings Barber (uncredited) The Kings Barber (uncredited) See fewer	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)