The year is 1536. Lawyer Matthew Shardlake finds his life turned upside down when Thomas Cromwell sends him to investigate a suspicious death at the remote monastery of Scarnsea. Deception, deceit, and corruption are rife as it soon becomes clear that the murder is not the first. Shardlake is drawn into a web of lies that threatens not only his integrity but his life.
Arthur Hughes
as Matthew Shardlake
Anthony Boyle
as Jack Barak
Sean Bean
as Thomas Cromwell
Babou Ceesay
as Abbot Fabian
Paul Kaye
as Brother Jerome
Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
as Alice
Peter Firth
as Norfolk
Matthew Steer
as Goodhap
Brian Vernel
as Brother Mortimus
David Pearse
as Brother Edwig
Irfan Shamji
as Brother Guy
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