Phil T wrote:Some "humourless bollocks". Apparently.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2922573/Real-heartbreak-tears-Wolf-Hall-s-star-portrayal-father-grieving-daughter-shattering-actor-Mark-Rylance-knows-agony-well.html
The story of his stepdaughter's death was quite well known I thought. It was why he was forced to pull out of the Olympics 2012 opening ceremony. It was originally him and not Branagh scheduled to appear.