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The Pillars of the Earth is a sweeping epic of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty. This sensuous, spirited and passionate story is set in the 12th century against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. In that time, there rises a magnificent cathedral in Kingsbridge, England.

Throughout, human dramas and love stories entwine: Tom, the master builder; Aliena, the noblewoman; the sadistic Lord William; Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge; Jack, the artist in stone work; and Ellen, the woman from the forest who casts a curse. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age. Based on Ken Follett's bestselling novel.

Starring Ian McShane (Deadwood) as Waleran, Donald Sutherland (Dirty Sexy Money) as Bartholomew, Rufus Sewell (Eleventh Hour) as Tom The Builder, Matthew Macfadyen (Frost/Nixon) as Prior Philip, Gordon Pinsent (Away From Her) as the Archbishop, Eddie Redmayne (Powder Blue) as Jack, Hayley Atwell (The Prisoner) as Aliena and Alison Pill (In Treatment) as Queen Maud.