The Pillars of the Earth

Sam Claflin and Ian McShane later worked together on 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'.

This is Donald Sutherland's second appearance in a Ken Follett adaptation. He previously appeared in 'Eye of the Needle'.

Ken Follett author and screenwriter of 'The Pillars of the Earth' made a cameo as the merchant who tells Jack about his father.