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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
Episode guide
Seasons
Miniseries
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.
Current episodeCast
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
