The epic historic drama Wolf Corridor is lastly again for a second and last season after an extended five-year hole. The riveting six-episode season takes us from the horrific execution of Anne Boleyn proper as much as the execution of Thomas Cromwell (there are lots of executions in Tudor historical past!).
The advisor of Henry VIII, Cromwell was the main focus of the sequence. In season 1, we meet him as a younger boy at Putney. Later, he turns into a frequent fixture at Hampton Courtroom Palace the place he works intently with the king. The BBC present, which appears to be like and feels extra truthful than many Tudor dramas, goals to painting the interval with as a lot accuracy as doable — and it makes use of many actual places.
Listed below are all the Wolf Corridor filming places to look out for.
Forde Abbey, Dorset
This Twelfth-century property was as soon as utilized by King Henry VIII, so it makes for an ideal Wolf Corridor filming location. Within the sequence, it’s usually used to depict Hampton Courtroom Palace, the place Henry lived and held courtroom. The Nice Corridor turns into Henry’s throne room, whereas the cloisters are proven earlier than Henry’s marriage to Jane Seymour. As location supervisor Rebecca Pearson mentioned, it has “a tremendous cloister hall”, and “everyone fell in love with it.”
“We went there for the hall, however we additionally ended up utilizing their Nice Corridor as a presence chamber for the king, and we use it lots within the sequence,” she mentioned. “It options rather a lot in episode one as they’re strolling forwards and backwards.”
In the meantime, the kitchen backyard and the drawing room double as Margaret Pole’s home.
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Wells, Somerset
Head to Wells in Somerset, and it’s possible you’ll recognise among the older streets. This tiny medieval metropolis options in lots of Wolf Corridor’s road scenes in each seasons. In season 2, Wells Cathedral stands in for the Palace of Whitehall the place Henry weds Jane Seymour.
Nice Chalfield Manor, Wiltshire
This Tudor manor doubles as Austin Friars, the bustling London residence the place Thomas Cromwell lives. Interval drama followers could recognise it as a set from The Different Boleyn Lady and Tess of the D’Urbervilles as properly.
Penshurst Place, Kent
One other genuine Tudor constructing, this fortified magnificence has been the identical for round 600 years and was as soon as owned by Henry VIII himself. The lengthy rooms had been used to movie Whitehall scenes.