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Desperate Romantics

Drama

Six-part drama series set in and among the alleys, galleries and flesh-houses of 19th-century industrial London, following the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a vagabond group of English painters, poets and critics.

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Miniseries6 episodes · 2009

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Cast

Aidan TurnerAidan TurnerDante Gabriel Rossetti
Rafe SpallRafe SpallWilliam Holman Hunt
Tom HollanderTom HollanderJohn Ruskin
Samuel BarnettSamuel BarnettJohn Millais
Sam CraneSam CraneFred Walters
Zoë TapperZoë TapperEffie Ruskin/ Effie Millais
Amy MansonAmy MansonLizzie Siddal
Jennie JacquesJennie JacquesAnnie Miller
Maimie McCoyMaimie McCoyMargaret
Phil DavisPhil DavisMr. Stone
Mark HeapMark HeapCharles Dickens
Rebecca DaviesRebecca DaviesFanny Cornforth
Peter Sandys-ClarkePeter Sandys-ClarkeEdward Burne-Jones
Natalie ThomasNatalie ThomasJane Burden
Poppy Lee FriarPoppy Lee FriarRose La Touche

Details

Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
Network
BBC Two
Aired
2009-07-21 — 2009-08-25
Episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episode length
60m
Languages
English
Country
GB

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