"Daniel Deronda" (2002) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 November 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance

Plot:

Set in Victorian London, Gwendolen Harleth is drawn to Daniel Deronda, a selfless and intelligent gentleman of unknown parentage, but her own desperate need for financial security may destroy her chance at happiness.

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Search For Parent | English | TV Mini-Series | Boat Accident

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Hugh Dancy	...	Daniel Deronda (4 episodes, 2002)
Romola Garai	...	Gwendolen Harleth / ... (4 episodes, 2002)
Hugh Bonneville	...	Henleigh Grandcourt / ... (4 episodes, 2002)
Jodhi May	...	Mirah Lapidoth (4 episodes, 2002)
Edward Fox	...	Sir Hugo Mallinger (4 episodes, 2002)
Amanda Root	...	Mrs. Davilow (4 episodes, 2002)
Celia Imrie	...	Mrs. Meyrick (4 episodes, 2002)
Jamie Bamber	...	Hans Meyrick (4 episodes, 2002)
Georgie Glen	...	Lady Mallinger (4 episodes, 2002)
Kate Maberly	...	Kate Meyrick (4 episodes, 2002)
Lisa Jackson	...	Mab Meyrick (4 episodes, 2002)
Serena Martin	...	Phoebe Meyrick (4 episodes, 2002)
Anna Popplewell	...	Fanny Davilow (4 episodes, 2002)
Clarista Hoult	...	Mallinger girl #1 / ... (4 episodes, 2002)
Emma Deigman	...	Mallinger girl #2 / ... (4 episodes, 2002)
Poppy Rogers	...	Mallinger girl #3 / ... (4 episodes, 2002)
Allan Corduner	...	Herr Klesmer (4 episodes, 2002)
Anna Steel	...	Catherine Arrowpoint / ... (4 episodes, 2002)
Gillian Maguire	...	Bertha Davilow (4 episodes, 2002)
Anna Maguire	...	Isobel Davilow / ... (4 episodes, 2002)
David Bamber	...	Lush (3 episodes, 2002)
Joe Starrs	...	Young Henleigh (3 episodes, 2002)
Greta Scacchi	...	Lydia Glasher (3 episodes, 2002)
Nicholas Day	...	Lord Brackenshaw (3 episodes, 2002)
Lesley Stratton	...	Adelaide Cohen (3 episodes, 2002)
Michael Elwyn	...	Mr. Arrowpoint (3 episodes, 2002)
Daniel Marks	...	Jacob Cohen (3 episodes, 2002)
Sarah Marks	...	Rebecca Cohen (3 episodes, 2002)
Delia Lindsay	...	Mrs. Arrowpoint (3 episodes, 2002)
Nickolas Grace	...	Vandernoodt (3 episodes, 2002)
Diana Brooks	...	Mrs. Cohen (3 episodes, 2002)
Daniel Evans	...	Mordecai (3 episodes, 2002)
Simon Schatzberger	...	Ezra Cohen (3 episodes, 2002)
Barbara Hershey	...	Contessa Maria Alcharisi (2 episodes, 2002)
Stephanie Jacob	...	Gadmere servant / ... (2 episodes, 2002)
John Dallimore	...	Park Lane Footman / ... (2 episodes, 2002)
Philip Dunbar	...	Governor Square Footman / ... (2 episodes, 2002)
Richard Durden	...	Gentleman (2 episodes, 2002)
Keeley Gainey	...	Meyrick Maid / ... (2 episodes, 2002)
Jane How	...	Lady Pentreath (2 episodes, 2002)
Joseph Long	...	Italian Doctor / ... (2 episodes, 2002)
Sarah Twist	...	Lady (2 episodes, 2002)

Series Directed by
Tom Hooper		(4 episodes, 2002)

Series Writing credits
Andrew Davies		(1 episode)
George Eliot		(1 episode)

Series Produced by
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer: WGBH Boston (1 episode)
Kate Harwood	....	executive producer: BBC (1 episode)
Laura Mackie	....	executive producer: BBC (1 episode)
Louis Marks	....	producer (1 episode)
Lee Morris	....	line producer (1 episode)

Series Original Music by
Robert Lane		(1 episode)

Series Film Editing by
Philip Kloss		(1 episode)

Series Casting by
Nina Gold		(1 episode)

Series Production Design by
Don Taylor		(1 episode)

Series Art Direction by
Grant Montgomery		(1 episode)

Series Set Decoration by
Nicola Barnes		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Mike O'Neill		(1 episode)

Series Makeup Department
Rebecca Cole	....	makeup artist (1 episode)
Ashley Johnson	....	makeup artist (1 episode)
Caroline Noble	....	hair designer / makeup designer (1 episode)
Tapio Salmi	....	makeup artist (1 episode)

Series Production Management
Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro	....	production manager: Malta (1 episode)
Crispin Hardy	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)
Caroline McCarthy	....	unit manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phil Booth	....	second assistant director (1 episode)
Guy Heeley	....	first assistant director (1 episode)
Vicky Marks	....	third assistant director (1 episode)
Alex Oakley	....	second assistant director (1 episode)

Series Art Department
Nicola Barnes	....	production buyer (1 episode)
Frank Carr	....	stagehand (1 episode)
Craig Cheeseman	....	props storeman (1 episode)
Noel Cowell	....	chargehand (1 episode)
Chris Cull	....	prop master (1 episode)
Claire Grainger	....	set dresser (1 episode)
Charlie Macher	....	stand-by rigger (1 episode)
Rob MacPherson	....	stand-by props (1 episode)
Barry Moll	....	construction manager (1 episode)
Alan Payne	....	stand-by art director (1 episode)
Tony Power	....	stand-by painter (1 episode)
Martin Richards	....	stagehand (1 episode)
Simon Riley	....	stand-by props (1 episode)
Nick Slater	....	stand-by carpenter (1 episode)
Billy Wilson	....	dressing props (1 episode)
Robert J. Dugdale	....	assistant scenic artist (unknown episodes)
Douglas Ingram	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Oliver Kubicki	....	art department assistant (unknown episodes)
Chris Sibley-Hale	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)
Sarah Stuart	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)
Howard Weaver	....	scenic artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Stefan Henrix	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (3 episodes, 2002)
Robert Brazier	....	foley editor (unknown episodes)
Jamie Gambell	....	additional boom operator (unknown episodes)
Graham Headicar	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Stuart Hilliker	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Christian Joyce	....	sound recordist: second unit (unknown episodes)
Steve Little	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Rowena Wilkinson	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Roderick Pulis	....	special effects technician (3 episodes, 2002)
Colin Gorry	....	special effects coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Steve Murgatroyd	....	visual effects supervisor (1 episode)
Lorea Hoye	....	visual effects producer: Mill Film (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode)
Rowley Irlam	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Bird	....	best boy (1 episode)
Steve Casey	....	electrician (1 episode)
Adam Coles	....	focus puller (1 episode)
Martin Foley	....	camera operator (1 episode)
Gary Hayler	....	electrician (1 episode)
Ray Meere	....	assistant camera (1 episode)
Ronan Murphy	....	grip (1 episode)
Scott Napier	....	electrician (1 episode)
Jamie Southcott	....	clapper loader (1 episode)
Fred Tammes	....	lighting director (1 episode)
Roger Tooley	....	Steadicam operator (1 episode)
Jon White	....	gaffer (1 episode)
Paul Preca Trapani	....	video assist operator (unknown episodes)
Laurie Sparham	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Simon Starling	....	camera operator / director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes)
Oliver Upton	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Tammo van Hoorn	....	focus puller: second unit (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Tamara Gillon	....	casting assistant (1 episode)
Rosalie Clayton	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Mavis Formosa	....	casting coordinator: Malta (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denny Edwards	....	wardrobe assistant (1 episode)
Angela Egan	....	wardrobe assistant (1 episode)
Samantha Horn	....	assistant costume designer (1 episode)
Mark Lord	....	wardrobe assistant (1 episode)
Faith Thomas	....	wardrobe assistant (1 episode)
Yvonne Zarb Cousin	....	set costumer (unknown episodes)
Rebecca Gore	....	wardrobe assistant (unknown episodes)
Thomas Sjolander	....	embroidery (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Emma Brown	....	post-production coordinator (3 episodes, 2002)

Series Music Department
Steve Parr	....	music mixer / music recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Martin Birmingham	....	transportation (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Emma Brown	....	production secretary (4 episodes, 2002)
Adrian Borg Ghigo	....	production runner: Malta (unknown episodes)
Tom Crooke	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Clifford De Spenser	....	dialect coach (unknown episodes)
Mavis Formosa	....	production secretary: Malta (unknown episodes)
Henry Forsyth	....	floor runner (unknown episodes)
Jane Gibson	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Heather Noble	....	floor runner (unknown episodes)
Cindy Thomson	....	location manager: scotland (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• WGBH

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2002) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• BBC Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging (NCRV) (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (TV) (TV1)

Special Effects

• Snow Business International

Other Companies

• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Boom  sound post-production
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Sound Design Company, The  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

210 min (3 parts) | Finland:210 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Avington Park, Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Continuity: At Ezra Cohen's store, the baby's left shoe and sock disappear then reappear.

Movie Connections:

Featured in George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Cavatina (from The Marriage of Figaro)

Eliot serves up a different, yet still savory dish

Kudos to Andrew Davies who continues to spook me out with his grasp on the mores and idiosyncrasies of English society of yesteryear. (I think he is secretly utilizing a time machine) The casting is flawless; Bonneville's character is almost intrinsically wicked. Although he illustrates that he is a man who understands financial investments, his dearth of understanding of the necessity of genuine emotional investments becomes his undoing. It may seem simplistic, but one hand does wash the other.....I expected Scacci's spurned mistress to have more sympathy for one as blinded as indeed she was when still young and alluring. Greta is formidable as a woman facing the aspect of Grandcourt's ultimate disloyalty, as she herself was disloyal to a spouse who must have trusted her to some degree... Daniel Deronda himself is much more than highly likable; he is a hero of the first order......This film is truly worth watching.