Byron (2003)

Director:

Julian Farino

Writer:

Nick Dear

Stars:

Stephen Campbell Moore, Oliver Milburn, Michael Elwyn

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Campbell Moore	...	John Cam Hobhouse
Oliver Milburn	...	Scrope Davies
Michael Elwyn	...	John Murray
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Lord Byron
Philip Glenister	...	William Fletcher
Samir Hassan	...	Loukas
George Georgiou	...	Turkish Captain
Irena Micijevic	...	Beautiful Turkish Woman (as Irena Micijevic Rodic)
Stanley Townsend	...	Turkish Governor
Tracey Murphy	...	Bessy
Kate Loustau	...	Susan
James Daley	...	Page Boy
Crispin Redman	...	Dandy in Salon
John Hart Dyke	...	Hollands' Butler
Jane How	...	Lady Holland

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

yorkshire | writer | saying goodbye | drinking | throwing a birdcage and parrot out a window | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [United Kingdom]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lordos Vyron

Filming Locations:

Malta

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Drama Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

147 min 147 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The green caped coat Mali Harries (Anne Rood) wears at Six Mile Bottom is the same costume Michelle Duncan (Charlotte Lucas) wears to the wedding in Lost in Austen.

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Quotes

Annabella Milbanke: What did you mean when you said you've done evil?
Lord Byron: Nothing, I was bored.

User Reviews

The only decent Byron adaption I've seen so far

This is the only film depiction of Byron I've seen that attempts to portray him as the clever, funny man that he was rather than some cartoon goth with a big floaty cloak, eyeliner and an evil, reverberating laugh. Other films tend to be simple, self-indulgent perpetuations of Byron's partially self-made myth and this film is the only one I have seen so far that shows something of what was beneath: Regency society seen through Lord Byron's eyes as he rips the piss. Jonny Lee Miller carries off the parallel aspects of Byron's personality with aplomb, making him smug and petulant while unavoidably charismatic and likable. Of course it's still all conjecture, as is emphasised at the start of the film, but as far as Byron films go, there's nothing out there to touch this.