

Web series
The Shadow of the Tower
The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R. Consisting of thirteen episodes, it focused on the reign of Henry VII of England and the creation of the Tudor dynasty.
- Status
- Ended
- Type
- Scripted
- Last aired
- 1972-03-30
- Language
- EN
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Air dates
- First aired
- 1972-01-06
- Latest episode
- 1972-03-30
- Status
- Ended
- Next release
- Completed
- Season 16 Jan 1972
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Audience reviews
1- C
CinemaSerf
2/23/2022
James Maxwell was probably far more accomplished as a theatre director than an actor, and his casting here as the first English Tudor monarch, King Henry VII, is probably the source of this drama's struggles. That king had a reputation for deviousness and ruthlessness that this performance seems to overly sanitise; indeed the whole thing lacks the potency and vibrancy of it's chronological successor "Henry VIII and h…
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