A BBC period drama has been released for viewers, following months of filming at a historic tourist site in Somerset.

BBC's The Wolf Hall is a historical drama television series that follows the rise and fall of Tudor statesman Thomas Cromwell.

The series is an adaptation of the novel written by Dame Hilary Mantel, who died shortly before filming for series two began.

The second series 'The Mirror and the Light' is now available to watch every Sunday either on BBC One at 9pm or BBC iPlayer.

Locations in Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire feature prominently in the six-episode series which started airing yesterday (Sunday, November 11).

The Bishop's Palace, in Wells, was used as one of the film locations for the return of the popular BBC show Wolf Hall, which first aired in 2015, almost 10 years ago.

Filming took place at Bishop's Place for "several weeks" back in March this year, with a large sign reading 'CAUTION: WORK IN PROGRESS FOR FILMING' put in place.

In the upcoming series, Wells Cathedral doubles as the Palace of Whitehall, where Henry VIII, played by Damian Lewis, married his third wife, Jane Seymour.

The Cathedral Green Road, by Wells Cathedral, was also shut off this year, to allow for a huge number of vans and lorries carrying equipment to park at the film location.

Filming also took place at Forde Abbey in Chard, Somerset.

Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Timothy Spall, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster are among the stars who arrived at Alice Kennard's 900-year-old property, Forde Abbey, to shoot the new series.

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Alice Kennard, owner of Forde Abbey in Chard, Somerset, said it had been "totally taken over" by about 250 cast and crew members when filming took place earlier this year.

Speaking about the filming, Alice said: "They were just lovely.

"They actually turned our great hall into Hampton Court, which was an interesting one, and they used the cloisters.

"We're very lucky because the house is nearly 900 years old, we span a huge range of history and have got bits that are suitable for all those kinds of periods they were looking for."