All the turmoil at the top of the Church of England might make you think of Tudor times – the intrigue, betrayal and political machinations which flourished under Henry the Eighth, Cardinal Wolsey and the King’s chief minister Thomas Cromwell.
All vividly brought to life in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy Wolf Hall.
After a break of nine years, the third part of that trilogy has returned to the television screens, in the BBC’s acclaimed adaptation directed by Peter Kosminsky.
We spoke to him earlier and began by asking him how much he owes the success of his adaptation to Hilary Mantel’s book.
