Once upon a time a king wanted a son, but his wife, his church and his most trusted advisor stood in the way. Too bad for them.

Ray Winstone ( Cold Mountain , Sexy Beast ) stars as Henry VIII, 16th-century England's cruel and colorful monarch, who married six times, founded a new church and presided over a bloodbath - all in pursuit of a male heir. Helena Bonham Carter ( Big Fish , Live From Baghdad ) plays Anne Boleyn (wife number two), with Emilia Fox ("Rebecca") as Jane Seymour (number three), David Suchet ("The Way We Live Now,""Poirot") as Cardinal Wolsey and Charles Dance ( Gosford Park ) as the Duke of Buckingham.