'Henry 8.0' - 'Pope and Glory'

Pope and Glory

In this episode of the online comedy sketch series, Henry gets upset by the Pope's latest update on Twitter, and discusses the ins and outs of treason with his long-suffering wife Catherine Parr. Starring Brian Blessed as Henry VIII. The Tudor king is alive & well, and living in a suburban semi. These clips offer an insight into what happens when a 16th century king meets 21st century suburbia. Eat your heart out David Starkey here's the real thing!

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Henry 8.0

Published:

10th December 2009

Contributors

Actor: Brian Blessed
Producer: Catherine Oldfield
Director: Matt Holt
Executive Producer: David Granger
Executive Producer: Martin Trickey
Executive Producer: Simon Lupton
Actor: Catherine Skinner
Writer: Mark Davison
Writer: Glen Long

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keysbodydouble
31st July 2010 - 19:47

Absoluteley fantastic!

Totally wasted on here.

Put them on TV , or even better, a TV series.Henry 8 in 2010.

Love it

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FatmanRich
11th January 2010 - 18:46

I absolutely love this. Brian Blessed as Henry VIII? Perfect casting I reckon. The reaction to his wife's suggestion of a twix with a bit of toothpaste on top is hilarious.

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Good_Queen_Bess
11th December 2009 - 16:45

"The Pope just blocked me!" HAHAHA! The wonderful Brian Blessed is perfectly cast. I can't wait for the next episode and now I am following Henry 8.0 on Twitter and Facebook.

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cleo certeza
10th December 2009 - 10:53

LOL this is wickedly funny! Henry pouting to get what he wants...hehe! brian blessed...such a brilliant actor! loved his performance in blackadder :)

can't wait for the other episodes!

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