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24 November 2002 (UK)
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Exquisite Adaptation
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hugh Dancy | ... | Daniel Deronda |
 | Romola Garai | ... | Gwendolen Harleth |
 | Hugh Bonneville | ... | Henleigh Grandcourt |
 | Jodhi May | ... | Mirah Lapidoth |
| Edward Fox | ... | Sir Hugo Mallinger |
| Amanda Root | ... | Mrs. Davilow |
| David Bamber | ... | Lush |
| Greta Scacchi | ... | Lydia Glasher |
 | Barbara Hershey | ... | Contessa Maria Alcharisi |
| Celia Imrie | ... | Mrs. Meyrick |
 | Jamie Bamber | ... | Hans Meyrick |
 | Allan Corduner | ... | Herr Klesmer |
| Michael Attwell | ... | Rev. Gascoigne |
| Jordan Frieda | ... | Rex Gascoigne |
| Anna Steel | ... | Catherine Arrowpoint |
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210 min (3 parts) | Finland:210 min (4 parts)
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The novel is set at the same time as the U.S. Civil War, whereas the adaptation moves the action ahead ten years to 1874 - the year George Eliot actually began writing the novel.
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Continuity: At Ezra Cohen's store, the baby's left shoe and sock disappear then reappear.
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Version of Daniel Deronda (1921)
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Ah! Perfido, Op.65
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This was one of the more exquisite costume drama adaptations I have seen, with attention to detail absolutely striking in an archery scene that sets the bar for the entire series. Like the novel, it is polarizing in its two stories in one - people seem to either love/hate Daniel's plight or love/hate Gwendolyn's.
Personally, I found Gwendolyn equally annoying in both novel and film. Hugh Darcy, as the eponymous hero, was pretty to look at and delivers a fine, if unremarkable, performance.
But it is Hugh Bonneville as the dastardly Henleigh Grandcourt who took my breath away! He is flawlessly reprehensible, stealing every scene he was in and when he wasn't in a scene, I couldn't wait to see him again! It was terrific seeing Hugh Bonneville in such a role, as he's usually cast in the "very nice guy" roles (Bridget Jones Diary, Iris, Tipping the Velvet, etc). Although he's fine in such roles, as Grandcourt he made my skin crawl with his morally bankrupt, wealthy and pugnacious swagger. LOVED him!
What this series could have used more of was Jodhi May and Greta Scacchi. In difficult supporting roles, both women shine as, respectively, a searching, haunted Jewess and a scorned, bitter mistress. Barbara Hershey makes an appearance late in the series in a pivotal plot device that I won't reveal lest some unsuspecting viewer be bitter with me, and in a limited role gives a performance that reminds us why she became famous in the first place (and at least for this viewer, made me forgive her 'Beaches').
Overall, this adaptation is very enjoyable and recommended viewing for fans of the genre.