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.
- First aired:
- 2009-07-21
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- BBC Two
Episodes
1. Episode 1
★ 4.72009-07-21 · 60m
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood look for a muse to inspire their best work yet.
2. Episode 2
★ 10.02009-07-28 · 60m
Millais sets to work on a masterpiece for art critic John Ruskin. Hunt is in turmoil.
3. Episode 3
★ 8.02009-08-04 · 60m
As his new patron, John Ruskin insists on Millais painting his young wife Effie.
4. Episode 4
★ 10.02009-08-11 · 60m
Returning from the Holy Land, Hunt asks Annie to marry him, unaware she has seduced Fred.
5. Episode 5
★ 8.02009-08-18 · 60m
Ruskin threatens to end his support unless Rossetti and Lizzie calm down and focus on art.
6. Episode 6
★ 6.02009-08-25 · 60m
Rossetti and Lizzie return from their honeymoon, and Hunt proposes to Annie Miller.
Where to watch
Stream
Free
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Cast
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
- J
Josie Farmiloe
Charlotte Siddal
Maimie McCoy
Margaret
Phil Davis
Mr. Stone
Mark Heap
Charles Dickens
