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Desperate Romantics
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.
- Cast:
- Aidan Turner, Rafe Spall, Tom Hollander, Samuel Barnett
- Language:
- English
- Network:
- BBC Two
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Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 4.7Episode 1
2009-07-21 · 60mThe Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood look for a muse to inspire their best work yet.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 10.0Episode 2
2009-07-28 · 60mMillais sets to work on a masterpiece for art critic John Ruskin. Hunt is in turmoil.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.0Episode 3
2009-08-04 · 60mAs his new patron, John Ruskin insists on Millais painting his young wife Effie.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 10.0Episode 4
2009-08-11 · 60mReturning from the Holy Land, Hunt asks Annie to marry him, unaware she has seduced Fred.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 8.0Episode 5
2009-08-18 · 60mRuskin threatens to end his support unless Rossetti and Lizzie calm down and focus on art.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 6.0Episode 6
2009-08-25 · 60mRossetti and Lizzie return from their honeymoon, and Hunt proposes to Annie Miller.
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Aidan Turner
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Rafe Spall
William Holman Hunt
Tom Hollander
John Ruskin
Samuel Barnett
John Millais
Sam Crane
Fred Walters
Zoë Tapper
Effie Ruskin/ Effie Millais
Amy Manson
Lizzie Siddal
Jennie Jacques
Annie Miller
Josie Farmiloe
Charlotte Siddal
Maimie McCoy
Margaret
