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0120210118

1/10. Drama based on the best-selling novel by C.J. Sansom. In 1546, the court of Henry VIII is on the edge of anarchy as Catholic and Protestant factions vie for power. While heretics are burned at the stake, the Queen, Catherine Parr, rashly decides to write a confessional book about her religious beliefs. When the manuscript is stolen its contents could endanger her life. In desperation, she enlists the help of her old friend, the lawyer Matthew Shardlake.

Dramatised by Colin MacDonald.

Shardlak

0220210119

2/10. Drama based on the best-selling novel by C.J. Sansom. The Queen's stolen manuscript falls into the hands of a printer known for his radical religious beliefs - but when he is murdered the book is taken by his assailants.

Dramatised by Colin MacDonald.

Producer/director: Bruce Young
BBC Scotland

Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.

0320210120Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.
0420210121Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.
0520210122Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.
0620210125

6/10. Drama based on the best-selling novel by C.J. Sansom. In 1546, Catholic and Protestant factions vie for power at the court of Henry VIII while heretics
are burned at the stake. In his search for the Queen's stolen confessional book Shardlake makes a disturbing discovery when he interviews a prison guard from the Tower of London.

Dramatised by Colin MacDonald.

Shardlak

0720210126

7/10. Drama based on the best-selling novel by C.J. Sansom. Shardlake encounters his enemy, Sir Richard Rich, who is also searching for a missing manuscript - which accuses him of torturing a condemned heretic. But does Rich know about the book stolen from the Queen?

Dramatised by Colin MacDonald.

Producer/director: Bruce Young
BBC Scotland

Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.

0820210127Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.
0920210128Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.
1020210129

10/10. Final episode. Drama based on the best-selling novel by C.J. Sansom. After a brutal struggle, a wounded Barak is dumped on a rubbish heap by his attackers - while Shardlake is escorted to Whitehall for a fateful audience with Henry VIII.

Dramatised by Colin MacDonald.

Producer/director: Bruce Young
BBC Scotland

Drama by Colin MacDonald, based on the novel by C.J. Sansom.