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.
Seasons
Miniseries
6 Episodes • 2009
Episodes - Season 1
1. Episode 1
60mThe Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood look for a muse to inspire their best work yet.
2. Episode 2
60mMillais sets to work on a masterpiece for art critic John Ruskin. Hunt is in turmoil.
3. Episode 3
60mAs his new patron, John Ruskin insists on Millais painting his young wife Effie.
4. Episode 4
60mReturning from the Holy Land, Hunt asks Annie to marry him, unaware she has seduced Fred.
5. Episode 5
60mRuskin threatens to end his support unless Rossetti and Lizzie calm down and focus on art.
6. Episode 6
60mRossetti and Lizzie return from their honeymoon, and Hunt proposes to Annie Miller.
Top 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
Available on: BBC Two
