Shardlake (season 1)

Sixteenth-century England at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries. Based on the first novel in C.J. Sansom's internationally popular Tudor Murders series. In a macabre adventure, lawyer Matthew Shardlake and Jack Barak try to uncover the truth behind a gruesome murder. They are sent on a mission by Henry VIII's dangerous and all-powerful right-hand man Thomas Cromwell, and failure is unacceptable to them. In their attempt to solve the mystery, Shardlake and Barak face the hostility, suspicion and paranoia of monks who fear for their future and will seemingly stop at nothing to preserve their order.rn