Hilary Mantel's Tudor novels coming to TV
Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' will be adapted into a BBC miniseries.
Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies' will be adapted into a BBC miniseries.
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Molly Driscoll , Staff Writer
Hilary Mantel鈥檚 bestselling historical novels 鈥淲olf Hall鈥� and 鈥淏ring Up the Bodies鈥� will be adapted into a miniseries for BBC that will air in 2013.
The miniseries will be in six parts and will be adapted by 鈥淭inker Tailor Soldier Spy鈥� co-writer Peter Straughan.
鈥淲olf Hall鈥� centers on Thomas Cromwell, an advisor to King Henry VIII, and his attempts to navigate the treacherous waters of the English court, while 鈥淏ring Up the Bodies鈥� tells the story of Henry鈥檚 second, ill-fated wife Anne Boleyn.