BBC viewers said they were left traumatised by graphic execution scenes just moments into Wolf Hall finally returning after nine years off-screen. The period drama set in Tudor times stars Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis, and depicts Thomas Cromwell's climb to power under the reign of King Henry VIII. After nearly a decade, Wolf Hall returned to our screens with its much awaited sequel The Mirror and The Light.
It is the final chapter in the BBC’s adaptation of the late Hilary Mantel’s historical novel set in Tudor times. However, fans were shocked when the opening scenes replayed Anne Boleyn's brutal execution all over again. The graphic scene showed the French swordsman pirouetting behind Anne before he sliced her head off.
Then her ladies in waiting, clearly upset, gently picked up her body and placed it into a coffin. Thomas Cromwell stood in the crowd watching the execution alongside a group of others. In direct contrast to the horrific scene, Henry VIII was seen wearing a splendid gold outfit as he prepared to marry Jane Seymour.
While fans praised the show's return and the wonderful acting some were horrified to watch Anne's beheading again. One fan said: "I hope no one else gets their head chopped off. No spoilers" Another said: "What terrifying lives they must have all led at the mercy of Henry's whims" A third added: "Grotesque" Another fan said: "Still traumatised by Anne Boleyn's execution from the last series please don't show it again" Another agreed: "It's tr.
