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The Worst Episodes of The Shadow of the Tower

Every episode of The Shadow of the Tower ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Shadow of the Tower!

The Shadow of the Tower is a historical drama that was broadcast on BBC2 in 1972. It was a prequel to the earlier serials The...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Strange Shapes Of Reality" is the worst rated episode of "The Shadow of the Tower". It scored 6.6/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/16/1972. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Fly In The Ointment".

  • The Strange Shapes Of Reality
    6.6/1014 votes
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    #1 - The Strange Shapes Of Reality

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/1972

    Although Perkin Warbeck enjoys only house arrest for his treason through Henry's mercy, he continues to plot against the King.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Fly In The Ointment
    7.0/1022 votes
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    #2 - A Fly In The Ointment

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/1972

    Addle-brained Sir John Kendall and his dim-witted nephew devise a ludicrous plan to kill the King with a harmless ointment from phony astrologer.

    Director: Moira Armstrong

    Writer: N/A

  • The Princely Gift
    7.2/1017 votes
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    #3 - The Princely Gift

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/24/1972

    Visionary Italian navigator John Cabot has a difficult time convincing Bristol businessmen and the King that his Western voyage to China is practical and profitable.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Power in the Land
    7.4/1023 votes
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    #4 - Power in the Land

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/1972

    Henry consolidates his power when Elizabeth gives birth to Prince Arthur legitimizing Henry's claim of descent from the legendary monarch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man Who Never Was
    7.4/1014 votes
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    #5 - The Man Who Never Was

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/9/1972

    Commoner Perkin Warbeck, pretender to Henry's throne, finds he's losing support throughout Europe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fledgling
    7.5/1014 votes
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    #6 - The Fledgling

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/1972

    In order to give his dynasty more credibility, Henry tries to arrange a marriage between his son and the Spanish princess, but their are preconditions.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Crown In Jeopardy
    7.6/1023 votes
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    #7 - Crown In Jeopardy

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/1972

    Henry Tudor emerges victorious over Richard III at the battle of Bosworth Field and seeks to form a coalition from which he hopes to establish a Tudor dynasty.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Schooling Of Apes
    7.6/1017 votes
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    #8 - The Schooling Of Apes

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/20/1972

    Henrys enemies represent commoner Lambert Simmel as the Earl of Warwick, the York pretender. The Earl of Lincoln leaves for Ireland to head the army that is forming against Henry,

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Crowning Of Apes
    7.6/1019 votes
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    #9 - The Crowning Of Apes

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/1972

    Henry forms an army to defend himself against the Irish-German army coming against him from Ireland.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Serpent And The Comforter
    7.7/1020 votes
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    #10 - The Serpent And The Comforter

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/1972

    King Henry is intrigued by a preacher who is arrested for heresy and speaks with him to persuade him to give up his dissension against the practices of the Catholic Church. The preacher emphasizes to him the simplicity of the Gospel, and his suffering and convictions impress a young Tower guard.

    Director: Moira Armstrong

    Writer: N/A

  • The White Hart
    7.7/1016 votes
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    #11 - The White Hart

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/1972

    The year is 1494 and King Henry is alarmed that the powerful and arrogant Sir William Stanley may be implicated in a plot against his crown .

    Director: Moira Armstrong

    Writer: N/A

  • The King Without A Face
    7.7/1017 votes
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    #12 - The King Without A Face

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/1972

    The year is now 1501 and Henry is now finally secure on the throne with his promising son Arthur about to marry Catherine of Aragon, however in the shadows tragic events are lying in wait for the King.

    Director: Peter Moffatt

    Writer: N/A

  • Do The Sheep Sin?
    7.9/1015 votes
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    #13 - Do The Sheep Sin?

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/2/1972

    Heavy-handed tax policies lead the peasants of Cornwall to march peacefully in protest on London, but an ambitions nobleman wants to use the pilgrimage to his own advantage.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A