Wolf Hall leaves viewers 'traumatised' with 'brutal and harrowing' execution scene just minutes into BBC premiere as they beg 'please don't show that again!' Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By POPPY ATKINSON GIBSON Published: 05:16 EST, 11 November 2024 | Updated: 05:36 EST, 11 November 2024 e-mail 10 View comments Almost ten years after the first series of the award-winning Wolf Hall aired on BBC , the first episode of the 'darker and bloodier' series premiered on Sunday night. In 2015 the sumptuous costume drama, based on Dame Hilary Mantel's novel of the same name and starring Sir Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis , exploded onto screens.
And after a decade-long wait, fans were excited to settle down for the first episode of the second series. But they were quickly left horrified after a brutal and harrowing execution scene was shown just minutes into the first episode. Viewers were transported back to the the brutal and gory world of Tudor England as soon as the opening credits had rolled on Sunday.
Almost ten years after the first series of the award-winning Wolf Hall aired on BBC, the first episode of the 'darker and bloodier' series premiered on Sunday night And after a decade-long wait, fans were excited to settle down for the first episode of the second series but were left shocked by the violence Viewers were transported back to the the brutal and gory world of Tudor England as soon as the opening credits had rolled on Sunday with the bloody depiction of .
