First broadcast 29th January 1970.
Henry is suffering agony with his ulcerated leg .The Duke of Norfolk presents his young and pretty niece Catherine Howard to the King who becomes captivated . Henry soon marries Catherine but will she prove to be his rose without a thorn?
Catherine Howard - Angela Pleasence
Anne Carey - Julia Cornelius
Lady Rochford - Sheila Burrell
Duke of Norfolk - Patrick Troughton
Dowager Duchess of Norfolk - Catherine Lacey
Henry VIII - Keith Michell
Will Somers - Howard Goorney
Surgeon - John Richmond
Lady-in-waiting - Sue Bishop
Thomas Culpeper - Ralph Bates
Ambassador - Alberto Colzi
Francis Dereham - Simon Prebble
Stanton - Bill Riley
