Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has revealed that Mark Rylance took a “significant” pay cut on the Tudor drama after streamers declined to co-produce Season 2 with the BBC. In written evidence to British lawmakers,

Academy Award winner Mark Rylance stars as shrewd politician Thomas Cromwell in the series and reprised his leading role in the follow-up, but director Peter Kosminsky has now revealed that Rylance took a “significant” pay cut on his return.

Wolf Hall star Mark Rylance took a “significant” pay cut for series two after the BBC drama was rejected by the big streamers.

Mark Rylance took significant pay cut to get final Wolf Hall made – director - The BBC drama, based on Dame Hilary Mantel’s final novel in her epic Tudor trilogy, returned last year with Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light.