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Anne Boleyn star Mark Stanley has defended the casting of Jodie Turner-Smith as the doomed Queen after she became the first black actress to play the historic role.
The actor, who plays King Henry VIII in the three-part drama, insisted such colourblind casting needs to be the way forward to improve representation, and said Jodie s performance was more about capturing the energy of the Queen.
It comes after fans were left unimpressed and bored on Tuesday night when they tuned into Anne Boleyn s first episode, with many quick to point out historical inaccuracies in the Channel 5 drama. Moving forward : Anne Boleyn star Mark Stanley has defended the casting of Jodie Turner-Smith as the doomed Queen after she became the first black actress to play the historic role
Yet despite viewers praising Jodie for her brilliant portrayal, show watchers were left unimpressed by the historical inaccuracies during the first instalment.