Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978– )
"Disraeli" (original title)

Stars:

Ian McShane, Rosemary Leach, Mary Peach

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ian McShane	...	Benjamin Disraeli (4 episodes, 1978)
Rosemary Leach	...	Queen Victoria (4 episodes, 1978)
Mary Peach	...	Mary Anne (3 episodes, 1978)
Brett Usher	...	Edward Lytton Bulwer (3 episodes, 1978)
John Carlisle	...	W.E. Gladstone (3 episodes, 1978)
Jeremy Clyde	...	Lord John Manners (3 episodes, 1978)
Brewster Mason	...	Chancellor Bismarck (2 episodes, 1978)
David de Keyser	...	Baron de Rothschild (2 episodes, 1978)
David Wood	...	Lord Derby (2 episodes, 1978)
John Gregg	...	Lord Salisbury (2 episodes, 1978)
Frances Bennett	...	Lady Chesterfield (2 episodes, 1978)
Brendan Barry	...	Sir Stafford Northcote (2 episodes, 1978)
Patrick Drury	...	Montagu Corry (2 episodes, 1978)
Peter Hughes	...	Philip Rose (2 episodes, 1978)
Peter Miles	...	Lord Henry Lennox (2 episodes, 1978)
Leigh Lawson	...	Count Alfred D'Orsay (2 episodes, 1978)
Margaret Whiting	...	Lady Blessington (2 episodes, 1978)
Mark Dignam	...	Lord Lyndhurst (2 episodes, 1978)
William Russell	...	Wyndham Lewis (2 episodes, 1978)
Aubrey Morris	...	Isaac D'Israeli (2 episodes, 1978)
Maria Charles	...	Maria D'Israeli (2 episodes, 1978)
Barrie Cookson	...	Lord Derby (2 episodes, 1978)
Jenny Lipman	...	Sarah D'Israeli (2 episodes, 1978)
Patricia Hodge	...	Rosina Bulwer (2 episodes, 1978)
Antony Brown	...	Sir Robert Peel (2 episodes, 1978)
Godfrey Quigley	...	Daniel O'Connell (2 episodes, 1978)
Sheridan Fitzgerald	...	Selina Forester (2 episodes, 1978)
David Riley	...	George Smythe (2 episodes, 1978)
Anton Rodgers	...	Lord George Bentinck (2 episodes, 1978)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | character name in title

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic

Company Credits

Production Co:

Associated Television (ATV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (4 episodes)

User Reviews

Exceptional BBC Miniseries

I was only about 12 when PBS here in the US originally aired this, and I recall pretending to be sick and staying home one day from school so that I could catch the final episode one weekday afternoon. I probably learned more about history that day than I did in a year wasted in our public schools, and it was entertaining, too.

Sadly, the BBC doesn't seem to produce shows like this anymore, and if they do PBS isn't buying them. Pity.