BasedontheinternationallyacclaimedTudormurdermysterynovelsbyCJSansom,thefourpartdramaissetin16thcenturyEnglandduringthedissolutionofthemonasteries
　　TheserieswillfollowthestoryofMatthewShardlake,alawyerwithanacutesenseofjusticeandoneofthefewhonestmeninaworldbesetwithschemingandplotsShardlakeworksforThomasCromwell,thedangerousandallpowerfulrighthandmantoHenryVIII
　　DespiteShardlake’sunwaveringloyaltytoCromwellandtheCrown,hispositioninsocietyisunfavoredduetohisappearance,asapersonlivingwithscoliosisduringtheTudorperiod,sufferingtheindignityofbeingabusedasacrookbackwhereverheturnsAsheinvestigatesthemurderofoneofCromwell’scommissionersatamonasteryintheremotetownofScarnsea,heisaccompaniedbyJackBarak,acockyandgoodlookingcharacterwhomaybeCromwell’sspy