Thomas Cromwell, arch schemer and self-made ‘creature’ of Henry VIII, could possess’own’nurse come off like Blackadder in a beret. But this richly-rendered, utterly grapple ping Hilary Mantel adaptation is anchored by an astounding Mark Rylance, bringing Cromwell to vibrant life. Claire Foy proves a fitting rival with her capricious, nasty and yet somehow sympathetic Anne Boleyn.

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