Byron (2003) (TV)

Director:

Julian Farino

Writer:

Nick Dear

Release Date:

22 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Yorkshire | Writer | Saying Goodbye | Drinking | Throwing A Birdcage And Parrot Out A Window

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

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
Harriet Harrison	...	Woman at Salon
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Lady Melbourne
Julie Cox	...	Annabella Milbanke
Camilla Power	...	Lady Caroline Lamb
Natasha Little	...	Augusta Leigh
Julian Firth	...	Thomas Moore
Jasper Jacob	...	Rogers
Michael Parkhouse	...	Auctioneer
Dido Miles	...	Six Mile Bottom Cook
David Ryall	...	Sir Ralph Milbanke
Penny Downie	...	Lady Judith Milbanke
Elodie Kendall	...	Mercer Elphinstone
Oliver Dimsdale	...	Percy Bysshe Shelley
Mali Harries	...	Ann Rood
Nicholas Pritchard	...	Colonel Leigh
Miles Richardson	...	Reverend Noel
Anthony Dawes	...	Halnaby Butler
Philip Anthony	...	Piccadilly Butler
Caroline Martin	...	Claire Clairmont
Sally Hawkins	...	Mary Shelley
Maria Papas	...	Margarita Cogni
Jean-François Wolff	...	Tita (as Jean-Francois Wolff)
Nancy Hope Hall	...	Medora (aged 4)
Diana Hoddinott	...	Lady Liddell (as Diana Hoddinot)
Branka Katic	...	Teresa Guiccioli
Mark Bazeley	...	Trelawney
Tim Potter	...	Millingen
Matthew Scurfield	...	Bruno
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pauline Moran	...	Mrs Curtain
Christelle Bulckaen	...	Courtisane (uncredited)
Neil Findlater	...	Farmhand (uncredited)
Michael Michael	...	(uncredited)
Piers Stubbs	...	(voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Julian Farino

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Nick Dear

Produced by
Ruth Baumgarten	....	producer
Laura Mackie	....	executive producer
Andrea Miller	....	executive producer
Hilary Salmon	....	executive producer
Julia Stannard	....	line producer

Original Music by
Adrian Johnston

Cinematography by
David Odd		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Pia Di Ciaula

Casting by
Kate Rhodes James

Production Design by
John Paul Kelly		(as John-Paul Kelly)

Art Direction by
Emma MacDevitt

Set Decoration by
Claire Grainger

Costume Design by
Jenny Beavan

Makeup Department
Kate Benton	....	hair stylist
Kate Benton	....	makeup artist
Jon Henry Gordon	....	hair supervisor (as John-Henry Gordon)
Jon Henry Gordon	....	makeup supervisor (as John-Henry Gordon)
Daniel Phillips	....	hair designer
Daniel Phillips	....	makeup designer
Aurélie Elich	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jackie Grima	....	makeup dailies (uncredited)
Joël Seiller	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Rupert Simon	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Rupert Simon	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jimmy de Brabant	....	production manager: Luxembourg
Gerry Gore	....	unit manager: Malta
Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro	....	production manager: Malta (as Katrina Samut Tagliaferrr0)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joanna Crow	....	second assistant director
Sarah Gilham	....	third assistant director
Jack Ravenscroft	....	first assistant director
Simon Sansone	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Rob Anderson	....	construction manager
Mark Caruana	....	construction manager: Malta
Segan Friend	....	stand-by props: second unit, Scotland
Katy Harvey	....	stand-by art director (as Katy Pain)
David Horrill	....	property master (as David 'Springer' Horrill)
Shay Leonard	....	stand-by props
Steve Parnell	....	dressing props
Sui Rajakaruna	....	assistant art director
Carroll Samut-Tagliaferro	....	production buyer: Malta (as Carroll Samut Tagliaferro)
Astrid Sieben	....	art director: Luxemnourg
Glenn Start	....	stand-by painter
Tony Statham	....	scenic
Sophie Tyler	....	assistant buyer
Chris Watson	....	stand-by carpenter
Ray Wilson	....	stand-by rigger
Olivier Wojcik	....	scenic painter
Peter Wood	....	dressing props
Byron Broadbent	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Graham Caulfield	....	drapesmaster (uncredited)
Justin Chappell	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Rohan Harris	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Edouard Pallardy	....	head painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lee Crichlow	....	dialogue editor
Paul Cridlin	....	sound maintenance engineer
Stephen Griffiths	....	dialogue editor (as Steve Griffiths)
Paul Hamblin	....	dubbing mixer
Graham Headicar	....	sound effects editor
Stefan Henrix	....	sound effects editor
Stuart Hilliker	....	dubbing mixer
Becki Ponting	....	dialogue editor
John Taylor	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor
Roderick Pulis	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts
Glenn Foster	....	stunt performer
Gareth Milne	....	stunt coordinator
Sean Rogers	....	stunt performer
Lyndal Smith	....	stunt performer
William Willoughby	....	stunt performer (as Will Willoughby)

Camera and Electrical Department
David Bell	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Andrew Hamilton	....	lighting gaffer
Tim Palmer	....	additional photographer
Mike Parsons	....	electrician
Richard Potter	....	best boy
Tony Sankey	....	grip
John Saunders	....	electrician
Tony Slater-Ling	....	camera operator
Tony Slater-Ling	....	clapper loader: additional unit
Max Bestle	....	underwater camera operator (uncredited)
Luan Hall	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
John Preca Trapani	....	underwater camera loader (uncredited)

Casting Department
Valerie Schiel	....	casting advisor: Luxembourg
Stephen Moore	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sally Crees	....	costume assistant
Nicola Foy	....	set costumer (as Nicola Gelder)
Anna Kot	....	assistant costume designer
Janet Tebrooke	....	costume supervisor
Carmen Agius	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Stephen Miles	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Thomas Sjolander	....	embroidery (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kevin Horsewood	....	colorist
Jo Walker	....	assistant editor
Michael Williams	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Terry Davies	....	musical director
Steve Parr	....	music engineer

Transportation Department
Enyo Mortty	....	driver: Julian Farino (uncredited)

Other crew
Jo Beckett	....	assistant location manager
Luke Boyle	....	assistant production coordinator
Chris Brown	....	animal supervisor
William Conacher	....	voice and dialect coach
Maxine Davis	....	production accountant
Mavis Formosa	....	production assistant: Malta (as Mavis Farmosa)
Francesca Jaynes	....	choreographer
Howard Kingston	....	production executive
Patricia Kretschmer	....	production assistant: Luxembourg (as Patricia Kretscmer)
Gerard Naprous	....	horsemaster
Simon Nixon	....	location assistant
Kay Raven	....	animal supplier
Janice Schumm	....	script supervisor
Helen Stanley	....	production secretary
Amanda Stevens	....	location manager
Rebecca Sutton	....	production coordinator
Martin Tweddell	....	assistant accountant
Colin Azzopardi	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Philip Ball	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Peter Brown	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Pierre Ellul	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Francesca Galea	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Francois Muller	....	facilities (uncredited)
Jamie Voss	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• BBC Drama Group

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Just Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Pepper (digital effects)

Other Companies

• Casting Collective  extras casting (uncredited)
• Fig Productions  titles
• Film & Television Facilities  facility vehicles (uncredited)
• Location Consulting & Facilities  cast trailers (uncredited)
• Sky Media Travel  travel agent

Also Known As:

Runtime:

147 min (2 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Malta

Company:

BBC Drama Group

Trivia:

The white gown with pink and gold stripes and side closure worn by an extra at the London party where Byron meets Annabella Milbanke is the same gown worn by Daisy Haggard (Anne Steele) at the London ball in "Sense & Sensibility" (2008).

Quotes:

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

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.