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A Dance to the Music of Time
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A Dance to the Music of Time

19971 season4 episodes60 min★ 5.9 (7 votes)Rated 15

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.

Seasons

Cast

Simon Russell BealeSimon Russell BealeWidmerpool · 4 ep.James PurefoyJames PurefoyNicholas Jenkins · 4 ep.James FleetJames FleetMoreland · 4 ep.Jonathan CakeJonathan CakePeter Templer · 4 ep.Paul RhysPaul RhysCharles Stringham · 4 ep.Claire SkinnerClaire SkinnerJean · 4 ep.Miranda RichardsonMiranda RichardsonPamela Flitton · 4 ep.Adrian ScarboroughAdrian ScarboroughJG Quiggin · 4 ep.Edward FoxEdward FoxUncle Giles · 4 ep.John StandingJohn StandingNicholas Jenkins (older) · 4 ep.GGillian BargeMrs Erdleigh · 4 ep.Annabel MullionAnnabel MullionMona · 4 ep.Oliver Ford DaviesOliver Ford DaviesLe Bas · 4 ep.Robin BaileyRobin BaileyUncle Alfred · 4 ep.Nicholas JonesNicholas JonesBob Duport · 4 ep.Nigel LindsayNigel LindsayOdo Stevens · 4 ep.Nicholas RoweNicholas RoweDavid Pennistone · 4 ep.Michael WilliamsMichael WilliamsTed Jeavons · 4 ep.Sarah BadelSarah BadelLady Molly · 4 ep.Zoë WanamakerZoë WanamakerAudrey Maclintick · 4 ep.Harriet WalterHarriet WalterMildred · 4 ep.Caroline HarkerCaroline HarkerPriscilla · 4 ep.Eileen AtkinsEileen AtkinsBrightman · 4 ep.James CallisJames CallisGwinnett · 4 ep.Paul BrookePaul BrookeMaclintick · 4 ep.James D'ArcyJames D'ArcyNicholas Jenkins (student) · 4 ep.Alan BennettAlan BennettSillery · 4 ep.Joanna DavidJoanna DavidIsobel (older) · 4 ep.Emma FieldingEmma FieldingIsobel · 4 ep.John GielgudJohn GielgudSt. John Clarke · 4 ep.Frank MiddlemassFrank MiddlemassEdgar Deacon · 4 ep.Chris LangChris LangChips Lovell · 4 ep.Richard PascoRichard PascoSir Magnus Donners · 4 ep.Patrick GodfreyPatrick GodfreyGeneral Conyers · 4 ep.Tony OsobaTony OsobaColonel Flores · 4 ep.Nicola WalkerNicola WalkerGypsy Jones · 4 ep.Emily MortimerEmily MortimerPolly Duport · 4 ep.Robert PughRobert PughBiggs · 4 ep.Lucy FlemingLucy FlemingJean (older) · 4 ep.Julian WadhamJulian WadhamGeneral Liddament · 4 ep.Jamie GloverJamie GloverRobert Tolland · 4 ep.Andrew HavillAndrew HavillSunny Farebrother · 4 ep.GGrant ThatcherMark Members · 4 ep.Colin BakerColin BakerCanon Fenneau · 4 ep.Mark DexterMark DexterTompsitt · 4 ep.Richard LeafRichard LeafBarnabas Henderson · 4 ep.Carmen du SautoyCarmen du SautoyMiss Weedon · 4 ep.Amanda WalkerAmanda WalkerMrs. Conyers · 4 ep.KKate CavanaghBillson · 4 ep.Anastasia HilleAnastasia HilleMatilda · 4 ep.James VilliersJames VilliersBuster Foxe · 4 ep.DDanny WortersNicholas Jenkins (boy) · 4 ep.Geraldine AlexanderGeraldine AlexanderSusan · 4 ep.Osmund BullockOsmund BullockErridge · 4 ep.Sarah CrowdenSarah CrowdenMiss Orchard · 4 ep.BBarbara DurkinBetty · 4 ep.NNicola KingMrs Jenkins · 4 ep.David YellandDavid YellandMr Jenkins · 4 ep.David MacCreedyDavid MacCreedyBracey · 4 ep.Bryan PringleBryan PringleSmith · 4 ep.

Crew

Directing
Alvin Rakoff (Director), Sarah Garner (Script Supervisor), Christopher Morahan (Director), Paul Morris (Second Assistant Director), Bill Craske (First Assistant Director)
Writing
Hugh Whitemore (Writer), Anthony Powell (Novel)
Production
Emma Mager (Production Coordinator), Alvin Rakoff (Producer), Sally Osoba (Casting Coordinator), Ray Freeborn (Production Supervisor), Lorraine Goodman (Associate Producer), Hugh Whitemore (Executive Producer), Joyce Gallie (Casting)
Sound
Clive Derbyshire (Sound Recordist), Carl Davis (Original Music Composer), Simon Bishop (Sound Recordist), Ross Adams (Sound Effects Editor), Mark Warman (Orchestrator), Ian Wilkinson (Sound Editor), Tony Jackson (Sound Recordist), Wayne Brooks (Sound Editor)
Camera
Chris Seager (Director of Photography)
Editing
Justin Krish (Editor), Ardan Fisher (Editor), Jake Bernard (Editor)
Art
Eileen Diss (Production Design), Chris Roope (Art Direction), Humphrey Bangham (Art Direction)
Costume & Make-Up
Dany Everett (Costume Design), Sharon Long (Costume Supervisor), Barbara Kidd (Costume Design), Mary Hillman (Makeup Designer)

Trailer

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