Aristocrats (TV mini-series)
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| Aristocrats | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Biography: Stella Tillyard Screenplay: Harriet O'Carroll |
| Directed by | David Caffrey |
| Composer(s) | Mark Thomas |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom United States Ireland |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Kevin Menton Rod Stoneman Rebecca Eaton Michael Wearing |
| Editor(s) | Neil Thomson |
| Location(s) | Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Running time | 300 min. (6 episodes) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original airing | June 22, 1999 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Aristocrats is a 1999 TV miniseries, based on the biography by Stella Tillyard. The series consists of six episodes of 50 minutes each and was first broadcasted in the United Kingdom, on BBC starting on June 22, 1999.
Contents |
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Cast
| Character | Played By |
|---|---|
| Caroline Lennox | Serena Gordon |
| Louisa Lennox | Anne-Marie Duff |
| Emily Lennox | Geraldine Somerville |
| Narrator / Older Lady Emily Lennox | Siân Phillips |
| Sarah Lennox | Jodhi May |
| Henry Fox | Alun Armstrong |
| Lord Kildare | Ben Daniels |
| Lord Richmond | Julian Fellowes |
| Lady Richmond | Diane Fletcher |
| Thomas Conolly | Tom Mullion |
| Charles Bunbury | Andrew Havill |
| William Ogilvie | George Anton |
| Edward Fitzgerald | John Light |
| King George II | Clive Swift |
| Lord Beaufield | Richard Dempsey |
[edit] Awards
The series was nominated in 1999 for two Awards by the Irish Film and Television Awards for "Best Craft Contribution," and "Best Television Drama." It also was nominated for two awards by the Royal Television Society, including " Best Costume Design," and "Best Make Up."[1]
[edit] DVD Release
All six parts of the miniseries were released in a DVD boxset on August 8, 2006. The set includes three discs containing all the episodes.[2]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- DVD-featurettes on "Aristocrats"-DVD
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