From double BAFTA nominated Writer and Director John Walsh. Monarch is part fact, part fiction and unfolds around one night when the injured ruler arrives at a manor house closed for the season.
Acting
T. P. McKenna's Henry—monstrous, pathetic, unforgettable.
Production
One manor, endless shadows—budget constraints become atmosphere.
Director
John Walsh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in just 12 days at Kentwell Hall, Suffolk—a real Tudor manor that hosts historical reenactments.
Jean Marsh essentially plays two of Henry's actual queens here; she previously won an Emmy as Catherine Parr in 'The Six Wives of Henry VIII' (1970).
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