Series·1997·1 Season
A Dance to the Music of Time
Country
GB
Language
English
Episodes
4
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The Story
A Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence that aired on Channel 4 in 1997. The series is a sharp, comic portrait of upper-class and bohemian England, spanning almost a century, from the early 1920s to modern times.
Producer
Hugh Whitemore, Alvin Rakoff
Cinematography
Chris Seager
Music
Carl Davis
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
5 votes
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// cast
Cast
Simon Russell Beale
Widmerpool
James Purefoy
Nicholas Jenkins
James Fleet
Moreland
Jonathan Cake
Peter Templer
Paul Rhys
Charles Stringham
Claire Skinner
Jean
Miranda Richardson
Pamela Flitton
Adrian Scarborough
JG Quiggin
Edward Fox
Uncle Giles
John Standing
Nicholas Jenkins (older)
Gillian Barge
Mrs Erdleigh
Annabel Mullion
Mona
Oliver Ford Davies
Le Bas
Robin Bailey
Uncle Alfred
Nicholas Jones
Bob Duport
Nigel Lindsay
Odo Stevens
Nicholas Rowe
David Pennistone
Michael Williams
Ted Jeavons
// crew
Crew
Hugh Whitemore
Executive Producer, Writer
Alvin Rakoff
Producer, Director
Ardan Fisher
Editor
Justin Krish
Editor
Chris Seager
Director of Photography
Jake Bernard
Editor
Carl Davis
Original Music Composer
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