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Season 1 – Desperate Romantics

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Four young men are distracted when they embark to transform the Victorian art world.
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Rafe Spall

William `Maniac' Hunt

Aidan Turner

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Samuel Barnett

John Millais

Sam Crane

Fred Walters

Tom Hollander

John Ruskin

Zoe Tapper

Effie Ruskin

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 21, 2009 The boys need to step up a gear, so they set out to find a muse to inspire their best work yet; cue Fred Walters, an aspiring young journalist and longtime fan of the boys. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 28, 2009 Millais sets to work on a masterpiece for art critic John Ruskin; Hunt is in turmoil. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 4, 2009 As his new patron, John Ruskin insists on Millais painting his young wife Effie. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 11, 2009 Returning from the Holy Land, Hunt asks Annie to marry him, unaware she has seduced Fred. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 18, 2009 Ruskin threatens to end his support unless Rossetti and Lizzie calm down and focus on art. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 25, 2009 Rossetti and Lizzie return from their honeymoon; Hunt proposes to Annie Miller. Details
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Season Info

Director
Paul Gay, Diarmuid Lawrence
Executive Producer
Franny Moyle, Hilary Salmon
Screenwriter
Peter Bowker, Franny Moyle
Network
BBC
Genre
Special Interest, History, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jul 21, 2009