Desperate Romantics | |
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![]() Publicity still portraying (left to right) Samuel Barnett as John Everett Millais, Sam Crane as Fred Walters, Aidan Turner as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Rafe Spall as William Holman Hunt. | |
Genre | Costume drama |
Written by | Peter Bowker |
Directed by | |
Starring | |
Composer | Daniel Pemberton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Hilary Salmon |
Producer | Ben Evans |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | |
Release | 21 July 25 August 2009 | –
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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.[1]
The series somewhat fictionalised the lives and events depicted. Though heavily trailed, the series received mixed reviews and dwindling audiences.