Desperate Romantics (2009)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Six-part drama series set in and among the alleys, galleries and flesh-houses of 19th-century industrial London, following the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a vagabond group of English painters, poets and critics.
- Released: 2009-07-21
- Genres: Drama
- Seasons: 1, 6 episodes
- Episode length: 1h 0m
- Network: BBC Two
- Status: Ended
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 23 votes
Top cast
- Aidan Turner as Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Rafe Spall as William Holman Hunt
- Tom Hollander as John Ruskin
- Samuel Barnett as John Millais
- Sam Crane as Fred Walters
- Zoë Tapper as Effie Ruskin/ Effie Millais
- Amy Manson as Lizzie Siddal
- Jennie Jacques as Annie Miller
- Josie Farmiloe as Charlotte Siddal
- Maimie McCoy as Margaret
Where to watch Desperate Romantics
- United States: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel; watch free on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Britbox Apple TV channel; watch free on Tubi TV; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: buy on Apple TV Store
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