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| Sheila Hockin | .... | executive producer (28 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Michael Hirst | .... | executive producer (21 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Tim Bevan | .... | executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Eric Fellner | .... | executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| James Flynn | .... | producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Gary Howsam | .... | producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Morgan O'Sullivan | .... | executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Benjamin Silverman | .... | executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Teri Weinberg | .... | executive producer (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Steve Shill | .... | executive producer (4 episodes, 2007) |
| Charles McDougall | .... | executive producer (2 episodes, 2007) |
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| Bob Munroe | .... | second unit director (26 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Raymond Kirk | .... | first assistant director (14 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Bret Culp | .... | second unit director (13 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Enda Doherty | .... | second assistant director (10 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Konrad Jay | .... | first assistant director (10 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Nessa Linnane | .... | second assistant director (10 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Therese Friel | .... | second assistant director: second unit (5 episodes, 2007) |
| Orla Tobin | .... | trainee assistant director (5 episodes, 2007) |
| Nick Thomas | .... | first assistant director: second unit / third assistant director (3 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Jim Corr | .... | day player trainee assistant director (2 episodes, 2007) |
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| Anna Harrison | .... | trainee assistant director (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Eimear Healy | .... | trainee assistant director (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Conor Gibbons | .... | third assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes) |
| Owen Magee | .... | third assistant director (unknown episodes) |
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| Paul Hedges | .... | property master (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Ed Norton | .... | construction coordinator (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Pilar Valencia | .... | graphic artist / trainee art director (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Annie Atkins | .... | graphic artist (18 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Judith Hynes | .... | trainee art director / stand-by art director / ... (18 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Lucy van Lonkhuyzen | .... | assistant set decorator (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Graeme Bird | .... | propmaker (6 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Lisa Chugg | .... | production buyer (5 episodes, 2007) |
| Jil Turner | .... | props buyer (5 episodes, 2007) |
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| Liz Colbert | .... | assistant art director (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Rene Knol | .... | chargehand dressing props (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| John Snee | .... | trainee props (unknown episodes) |
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| Daniel Birch | .... | sound mixer (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Kirk Lynds | .... | re-recording mixer (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Dale Sheldrake | .... | adr editor / dialogue editor (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Jane Tattersall | .... | sound effects editor / dialogue editor (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Andy Malcolm | .... | foley artist (18 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Joe Morrow | .... | sound re-recording assistant (18 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Lou Solakofski | .... | re-recording mixer (12 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Garrett Kerr | .... | dialogue editor (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Conor O'Toole | .... | boom operator (10 episodes, 2007) |
| David McCallum | .... | dialogue editor (10 episodes, 2008) |
| Martin Gwynn Jones | .... | assistant sound editor (9 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Martin Lee | .... | re-recording mixer (8 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Jon Beer | .... | sound trainee (8 episodes, 2009) |
| Matt Hovland | .... | adr mixer (8 episodes, 2009) |
| Aza Hand | .... | sound trainee (6 episodes, 2008) |
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| Brendan Geaney | .... | adr recordist (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Michael Miller | .... | adr mixer (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Don White | .... | foley recording mixer (unknown episodes) |
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| Bret Culp | .... | visual effects supervisor (28 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Bob Munroe | .... | visual effects producer (28 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Josa Leah 'SDB' Porter | .... | visual effects manager / visual effects coordinator (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Paul Arion | .... | lighting & compositing (17 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Bill Halliday | .... | visual effects supervisor (10 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Luke Groves | .... | visual effects coordinator (10 episodes, 2008) |
| Candice Day | .... | visual effects sales coordinator (9 episodes, 2007) |
| Adam Jewett | .... | visual effects coordinator (8 episodes, 2009) |
| Edward Grad | .... | matte painting artist (7 episodes, 2009) |
| Warren J.W. Leathem | .... | visual effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2007) |
| Carrie Richardson | .... | visual effects manager (6 episodes, 2007) |
| Bo Mosley | .... | CG modeling and texturing supervisor: Core (6 episodes, 2009) |
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| Paul Anderson | .... | 3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Jason Ang | .... | colour pipeline supervisor (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Terry Bradley | .... | 3D supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Lisa Carr-Harris | .... | compositing supervisor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Tony Cybulski | .... | compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Janet Ellis | .... | on-set coordinator (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Eugene Fung | .... | I/O technician: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Dale Gagne | .... | visual effects editor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| J.P. Giamos | .... | visual effects coordinator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Maria Gordon | .... | compositing lead: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Jeff Higgins | .... | research & development support: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures / technical director: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Ian Kim | .... | 3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Daniel Lee | .... | compositing lead: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Roubina Messerkhanian | .... | compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Justin Ottley | .... | research & development support: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Rob Pieke | .... | research & development support: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Joe Raasch | .... | compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Brian A. Smeets | .... | 3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Rick Smith | .... | compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Jay Stanners | .... | compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Jordan Thistlewood | .... | 3D department look development: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Mark Thomas-Stubbs | .... | compositing lead: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Tracey Vaz | .... | compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Tom Voll | .... | 3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Paul Waggoner | .... | 3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| David Willows | .... | 3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Patrik Witzmann | .... | 3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Alphonso Young | .... | compositing lead: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Robert Zwirner | .... | 3D artist: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures (unknown episodes, 2007) |
| Chris Zammit | .... | CG modeling and texturing: CORE (unknown episodes) |
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| Philippe Zone | .... | stunt coordinator (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Giedrius Nagys | .... | stunt performer (13 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Brendan Condren | .... | stunt performer (7 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Tony Doyle | .... | horse master (6 episodes, 2008) |
| Alan Walsh | .... | stunt performer (5 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Branislav Martinak | .... | stunt performer (4 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Peter Dillon | .... | stunt performer (4 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Paul Burke | .... | stunt performer (4 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Marek Toth | .... | stunt performer (3 episodes, 2007) |
| Dominick Hewitt | .... | stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Lubomir Misak | .... | stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Donal O'Farrell | .... | stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Emer O'Grady | .... | stunt performer (2 episodes, 2008) |
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| Simon Magee | .... | electrician (28 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Terry Mulligan | .... | chief lighting technician (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Philip Murphy | .... | key grip (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Des Whelan | .... | camera operator / camera operator: "a" camera (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Brian Dungan | .... | camera trainee / second assistant camera (19 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Iain Baird | .... | camera operator / steadicam operator / ... (18 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Amy Breen | .... | camera trainee (18 episodes, 2008-2009) |
| Alan Butler | .... | first assistant camera (8 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Keith Murphy | .... | camera operator / steadicam operator (8 episodes, 2008) |
| Ciarán Barry | .... | camera operator (8 episodes, 2009) |
| Barry Conroy | .... | electrician (8 episodes, 2009) |
| Graeme Haughton | .... | genny op (8 episodes, 2009) |
| Robert Hamilton | .... | video operator (5 episodes, 2007) |
| Vince McGahon | .... | Steadicam operator / camera operator / ... (2 episodes, 2008) |
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| Steve Brooksbank | .... | casting consultant: US (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Mary Jo Slater | .... | casting consultant: US (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Susan Drennan | .... | extras casting (10 episodes, 2008) |
| Stephanie Gorin | .... | casting: Canada (10 episodes, 2008) |
| Owen Magee | .... | extras casting (10 episodes, 2008) |
| Sonya Gildea | .... | extras casting (8 episodes, 2007) |
| Ciara Lyons | .... | extras casting (8 episodes, 2007) |
| Vince Rimoldi | .... | casting assistant (3 episodes, 2007) |
| J.P. Keating | .... | extras casting (2 episodes, 2007) |
| Georgina Shortt | .... | extras casting (2 episodes, 2007) |
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| Courtney Cleaver | .... | casting assistant (unknown episodes) |
| Manny Fernandez | .... | casting assistant (unknown episodes) |
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| Edmund Sampson | .... | location manager (28 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Judith Cogan-Andrews | .... | production executive: Peace Arch Entertainment (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Shereen Hamdy-Davidson | .... | production executive: Peace Arch Entertainment (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Trina Hickey | .... | associate to producer: Canada (20 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Ruben Malaret | .... | publicist (18 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Fred Fuchs | .... | executive director: arts and entertainment, CBC (18 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Alison O'Leary | .... | production accountant (17 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Justin Pollard | .... | historical consultant (15 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Kathleen Weir | .... | script supervisor (12 episodes, 2007-2008) |
| Craig Drikis Barnikis | .... | downconvert operator (11 episodes, 2007-2009) |
| Mark Devlin | .... | production coordinator (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Una Spillane | .... | script coordinator (10 episodes, 2007) |
| Susan Holmes | .... | script coordinator (10 episodes, 2008) |
| Chris Marsland | .... | downconvert operator (10 episodes, 2008) |
| Dorothy McDonnell | .... | production coordinator (10 episodes, 2008) |
| Michael J. Taylor | .... | production executive: Peace Arch Entertainment (10 episodes, 2008) |
| Alan O'Brien | .... | accounting assistant (8 episodes, 2009) |
| David Donohue | .... | script coordinator (6 episodes, 2007) |
| Jennifer Griffin | .... | first assistant accountant (5 episodes, 2009) |
| Renee Burke | .... | script supervisor (4 episodes, 2007) |
| Ceri Evans | .... | script supervisor (4 episodes, 2008) |
| David Murphy | .... | production accountant (3 episodes, 2007) |
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| Brendan O'Sullivan | .... | assistant location manager (unknown episodes) |
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Some of Showtime's artistic license can be excused as its goal is entertainment, not historical accuracy. What is INexcusable is its choice of Jonathan Rhys-Meyers ("JRM") as Henry8. As a preliminary matter, JRM is too short. Henry8 was 6', which would correspond to 6'4" or so today, so he loomed over men around him. Shorter than most of the men in the cast (including Sam Neill and Jeremy Northam) JRM looks (and acts) like a Jack Russell amongst a pack of larger breed dogs. (Henry8's other notable feature was his red hair, and Showtime could easily have rudded JRM's hair to give more historical accuracy.) Henry8's physical superiority and characteristics were legendary, and certainly contributed to his confidence and his ability to intimidate strong-willed subjects and foreign potentates. This was a case where size mattered and Showtime simply should have cast the part of Henry8 with a larger actor.
Moreover, JRM does not understand Henry8. JRM, whose lack of classical training is painfully obvious, portrays the king as a nouveau riche goomba. Had JRM greater understanding he would have realized that meretricious swagger is not the same as confidence. JRM's Henry8 would be at home on 'Growing Up Gotti' while the aplomb and skill of the other actors (most notably Neill and Northam) show him up as common and juvenile.
None of the foregoing will matter, however, to viewers looking for mindless entertainment, and whatever its deficiencies, viewers are forced to learn some rudiments about one of history's most intriguing monarchs.