Rafe Spall
William `Maniac' Hunt
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- 1. S1 E1 Jul 21, 2009
- The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood looks for a muse to inspire its best work yet.
- 2. S1 E2 Jul 28, 2009
- Millais sets to work on a masterpiece for art critic John Ruskin; Hunt is in turmoil.
- 3. S1 E3 Aug 4, 2009
- As his new patron, John Ruskin insists on Millais painting his young wife Effie.
Desperate Romantics is a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, first broadcast on BBC Two between 21 July and 25 August 2009. The series somewhat fictionalised the lives and events depicted. Though heavily trailed, the series received mixed reviews and dwindling audiences.
Desperate Romantics: Created by Peter Bowker, Franny Moyle. With Samuel Barnett, Sam Crane, Josie Farmiloe, Tom Hollander. Period drama set in London about the rise of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
In this period drama starring Aidan Turner, Samuel Barnet and Rafe Spall, 19th century London is in the throes of the industrial revolution. Amongst the dirty red bricks and smoke stacks are four young, thrill-seeking artists -- steadfast William Holman Hunt, naive John Millais, mischievous Dante Gabriel Rossetti and budding journalist Fred ...
BBC Two - Desperate Romantics - Episode guide. Desperate Romantics. Home. Episodes. All. Available now (0) Next on (0) Episode 6. 6/6 Rossetti and Lizzie return from their honeymoon, and...
Desperate Romantics. A maverick group of revolutionary artists whose scandalous love lives rocked the gossip-filled halls of Victorian London. Rollicking drama starring Aidan Turner and Rafe...
