Desperate Romantics
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Desperate Romantics |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| year | 2009 |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 6 in 1 season ( list ) |
| genre | drama |
| idea | Peter Bowker , Franny Moyle |
| production | Ben Evans |
| music | Daniel Pemberton |
| First broadcast | July 21, 2012 (UK) on BBC Two |
| occupation | |
Desperate Romantics is a six-part British television series on the BBC . It is set in industrial London in the 19th century and is about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood . The first broadcast took place from July 21st to August 25th 2009 on the television channel BBC Two .
action
Fred Walters introduces the perfect model to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood ( Dante Gabriel Rossetti , John Everett Millais and William Holman Hunt ). He found this in the young and beautiful Lizzie Siddal . Rossetti immediately takes a liking to the beautiful girl. He hopes through them to create a work of art that will make him really famous. But Fred Walters also fell in love with Lizzie. However, she only raves about Rossettie and the two begin a love affair. Lizzie quickly learns to paint herself and soon receives more attention from the art critic John Ruskin than Rossetti, which makes him jealous. Again and again the brotherhood tries to get the attention of Ruskin in order to become even better known with his support.
background
The television series was inspired by the book Desperate Romantics: The Private Lives Of The Pre-Raphaelites by Franny Moyle . This also worked as an executive producer on the television series. BBC Two won the award-winning Peter Bowker as screenwriter . With regard to the historical accuracy of the television series, the producers have given themselves some leeway. For example, the character of the narrator Fred Walters was reinvented. While the ratings were still relatively good when the first episode was broadcast, at 2.61 million TV viewers, interest continued to decline from episode to episode. The last episode only wanted to see 1.76 million viewers.
occupation
| role | Actress |
|---|---|
| Dante Gabriel Rossetti | Aidan Turner |
| William Holman Hunt | Rafe Spall |
| John Everett Millais | Samuel Barnett |
| Fred Walters | Sam Crane |
| Effie Gray | Zoë Tapper |
| Lizzie Siddal | Amy Manson |
| Annie Miller | Jennie Jacques |
| John Ruskin | Tom Hollander |
| Frank Stone | Phil Davis |
| Charles Dickens | Mark Heap |
| Fanny Cornforth | Rebecca Davies |
| William Morris | Dyfrig Morris |
| Edward Burne-Jones | Peter Sandys-Clarke |
| Jane Burden | Natalie Thomas |
| Rose La Touche | Poppy Lee Friar |
Episodes
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in UK | German language first broadcast (-) | Director | script | Odds (UK) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Episode 1 | July 21, 2009 | - | Paul Gay | Peter Bowker & Franny Moyle | 2.61 million |
| 2 | - | Episode 2 | July 28, 2009 | - | Paul Gay | Peter Bowker & Franny Moyle | 2.13 million |
| 3 | - | Episode 3 | Aug 4, 2009 | - | Paul Gay | Peter Bowker & Franny Moyle | 2.15 million |
| 4th | - | Episode 4 | Aug 11, 2009 | - | Diarmuid Lawrence | Peter Bowker & Franny Moyle | 1.92 million |
| 5 | - | Episode 5 | Aug 18, 2009 | - | Diarmuid Lawrence | Peter Bowker & Franny Moyle | 1.96 million |
| 6th | - | Episode 6 | 25 Aug 2009 | - | Diarmuid Lawrence | Peter Bowker & Franny Moyle | 1.76 million |
DVD release
The full series was released on DVD in the UK on September 21, 2009 before being released on July 21, 2010 in North America.
Awards and nominations
Royal Television Society:
- 2009: Nominated for Best Music, Original Titles (Daniel Pemberton)
- 2010: Nominated for Best Costume Design (James Keast)
- 2010: Nominated for Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction / Entertainment) (Alan Almond)
Web links
- Desperate Romantics in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of the BBC
- Desperate Romantics at fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Desperate Romantics - introduction. In: BBC.co.uk. Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
- ↑ Desperate Romantics Episode List. In: IMDb.com. Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
- ^ Preview of “Desperate Romantics”. In: Cultureandanarchy.wordpress.com. July 16, 2009, accessed January 1, 2014 .
- ↑ a b BARB. In: Broadcasters' Audience Research Board . Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
- ^ Desperate Romantics Awards. In: IMDb.com. Retrieved January 1, 2014 .