Short answers, pulled from the story.
Philippa Lowthorpe directed and wrote the script for the 2003 film The Other Boleyn Girl. She chose to focus on Mary Boleyn rather than Anne, who is usually the central figure in stories about the family.
Philippa Gregory published her novel The Other Boleyn Girl in 2001. Two years later, the BBC commissioned a television adaptation of that book.
Filming took place at Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire. The production team had to work within tight financial constraints while maintaining period accuracy during principal photography.
George and other men were taken to the Tower on charges of treason and adultery before they were beheaded. Mary narrates that George, Anne and others were executed after Anne miscarries again and loses the King's favor.
A low budget of £750,000 required four weeks of improvisational workshops before principal photography began. The cast spent those four weeks working with the director to improvise the script rather than relying solely on written dialogue.