THE TUDORS
DRAMA / HISTORY / BIOPIC
UNITED KINGDOM / IRELAND / USA / CANADA
2007-2010
THE TUDORS is a historical fiction television series primarily set in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration between American, British and Canadian producers and was filmed mainly in Ireland. THE TUDORS consists of 38 episodes of 1 hour.
STORY: It is named after the Tudor dynasty as a whole, although it is specifically based on the reign of King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers).
GAY COUPLE STORYLINE: Thomas Tallis (Joe Van Moyland) is new to the court. The endless extravagance amazes and enchants him. Thomas Tallis is a musician, singer and composer whose burgeoning career forms a minor subplot of season one of The Tudors. He is presented as a bisexual youth who is devoted to his music, but gradually begins to appreciate other things in life. “At that moment he felt a warm hand on his waist and Sir William Compton's (Kris Holden-Ried) breath on his cheek as he lifted Thomas' so he could kiss his neck. He melted into Sir William's arms and met again their lips meet in a blaze of heat and sparks.”
Sir William Compton (Kris Holden-Ried) & Thomas Tallis (Joe Van Moyland)
KRIS HOLDEN-RIED (2007) August 1, 1973, Pickering, Canada
JOE VAN MOYLAND (2007) ?, 1983, York, UK
SPECIAL: Many events in the series are different from events as they actually happened in history. The series takes liberties with character names, relationships, historical costume, physical appearance and the timing of events.
AWARDS: ‘THE TUDORS’ won 6 Primetime Emmys. 49 wins & 82 nominations.
8.1 IMDB
