Desperate Romantics (2009)
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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Episodes
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1. Episode 12009-07-21 · 1h 0mThe Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood look for a muse to inspire their best work yet.
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2. Episode 22009-07-28 · 1h 0mMillais sets to work on a masterpiece for art critic John Ruskin. Hunt is in turmoil.
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3. Episode 32009-08-04 · 1h 0mAs his new patron, John Ruskin insists on Millais painting his young wife Effie.
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4. Episode 42009-08-11 · 1h 0mReturning from the Holy Land, Hunt asks Annie to marry him, unaware she has seduced Fred.
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5. Episode 52009-08-18 · 1h 0mRuskin threatens to end his support unless Rossetti and Lizzie calm down and focus on art.
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6. Episode 62009-08-25 · 1h 0mRossetti and Lizzie return from their honeymoon, and Hunt proposes to Annie Miller.
Cast
Aidan TurnerDante Gabriel Rossetti
Rafe SpallWilliam Holman Hunt
Tom HollanderJohn Ruskin
Samuel BarnettJohn Millais
Sam CraneFred Walters
Zoë TapperEffie Ruskin/ Effie Millais
Amy MansonLizzie Siddal
Jennie JacquesAnnie MillerJosie FarmiloeCharlotte Siddal
Maimie McCoyMargaret
Phil DavisMr. Stone
Mark HeapCharles Dickens
Rebecca DaviesFanny CornforthDyfrig MorrisWilliam Morris
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