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A whip-smart lawyer teams up with Sean Bean's Thomas Cromwell to solve a murder in gripping new historical thriller Shardlake
Sean Bean, from Sheffield, speaks about his new role as Thomas Cromwell (pictured) in the gripping new historical thriller Shardlake.
Based on the series of novels by CJ Sansom the four-part murder mystery blends the real with the imaginary as fictional lawyer-cum-detective Matthew Shardlake (Arthur Hughes) investigates a suspicious death on the orders of Thomas Cromwell (Sean Bean), Henry's real-life right-hand man. A strong supporting cast play the monastery's inhabitants, with Rogue One's Babou Ceesay as the abbot who appears to be covering up the crime, and The Stranger's Paul Kaye as the apparently mad Brother Jerome. Jane Austen fans will enjoy this three-part adaptation of PD James's sequel to Pride And Prejudice, starring Anna Maxwell Martin and Matthew Rhys as the now happily married Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.
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