World Without End (2012– )

The English town of Kingsbridge works to survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death.

Stars:

Ben Chaplin, Charlotte Riley, Nora von Waldstätten

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ben Chaplin	...	Sir Thomas Langley (8 episodes, 2012)
Charlotte Riley	...	Caris (8 episodes, 2012)
Nora von Waldstätten	...	Gwenda (8 episodes, 2012)
Oliver Jackson-Cohen	...	Ralph (8 episodes, 2012)
Rupert Evans	...	Godwyn (8 episodes, 2012)
Tom Weston-Jones	...	Merthin (8 episodes, 2012)
Tom Cullen	...	Wulfric (8 episodes, 2012)
Blake Ritson	...	Edward III (8 episodes, 2012)
Sally Bankes	...	Madge Webber (8 episodes, 2012)
Neil Bell	...	Sim Chapman (8 episodes, 2012)
Alexandra Gallusz	...	Merchant (8 episodes, 2012)
Diana Kent	...	Rose (8 episodes, 2012)
Cynthia Nixon	...	Petranilla (7 episodes, 2012)
Aure Atika	...	Queen Isabella (7 episodes, 2012)
Tatiana Maslany	...	Sister Meir (7 episodes, 2012)
Miranda Richardson	...	Mother Cecilia (6 episodes, 2012)
Peter Firth	...	Earl Roland (6 episodes, 2012)
Sarah Gadon	...	Philippa (6 episodes, 2012)
Jason Langley	...	Matthias (6 episodes, 2012)
Sarah Beck Mather	...	Annet (5 episodes, 2012)
Richard Durden	...	Sir Henry (5 episodes, 2012)
Ian Pirie	...	Elfric (5 episodes, 2012)
Carlo Rota	...	Edmund (4 episodes, 2012)
Kostja Ullmann	...	Holger (4 episodes, 2012)
David Bradley	...	Brother Joseph (4 episodes, 2012)
Caroline Boulton	...	Sister Elisabeth (4 episodes, 2012)
Iván Fenyö	...	Alan Fernhill (4 episodes, 2012)
Jude Wright	...	Sam (child) (4 episodes, 2012)
Megan Follows	...	Maud (3 episodes, 2012)
André Hennicke	...	Joby (3 episodes, 2012)
Daniel Ainsleigh	...	William (3 episodes, 2012)
Duncan Bell	...	Saul Whitehead (3 episodes, 2012)
Romy Caton-Jones	...	Young Joan (3 episodes, 2012)
Oliver Doherty	...	David (3 episodes, 2012)
Oliver Maltman	...	Bishop Richard (3 episodes, 2012)
John Owens	...	Blind Carlus (3 episodes, 2012)
Alex Palmer	...	Nate Reeve (3 episodes, 2012)
John Rado	...	Friar Murdo (3 episodes, 2012)
Danny Scheinmann	...	Jeremiah (3 episodes, 2012)
Scott Alexander Young	...	John Constable (3 episodes, 2012)
Attila Árpa	...	General Lecoursy (3 episodes, 2012)
Indira Varma	...	Mattie Wise (2 episodes, 2012)
Andrew Bicknell	...	Gerald (2 episodes, 2012)
Max Jacob Brownas	...	Luke Webber (2 episodes, 2012)
Dan Cade	...	Handsome Jim (2 episodes, 2012)
Hera Hilmar	...	Margery (2 episodes, 2012)
Mike Kelly	...	Merchant John (2 episodes, 2012)
Antal Konrád	...	Wulfric's Da (2 episodes, 2012)
Peter Linka	...	Perking (2 episodes, 2012)
Victor McGuire	...	Mark Webber (2 episodes, 2012)
Gyula Mesterházy	...	Guard (2 episodes, 2012)
Kevin Moore	...	Prior Anthony (2 episodes, 2012)
Stewart Scudamore	...	Bonaventura Carolli (2 episodes, 2012)
Grant Stimpson	...	Gregory Longfellow (2 episodes, 2012)

Storyline

The English town of Kingsbridge works to survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the outbreak of the Black Death.

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Plot Keywords:

hundred years war | black death | witch | misogyny | marital rape | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada Germany UK

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Die Tore der Welt

Filming Locations:

Korda Studios, Etyek, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tandem Communications, Scott Free Productions, Take 5 Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #18.10 (2013)

User Reviews

If you loved the book, avoid this series like the plague

So I read and watched and Pillars of the Earth, which I loved despite some misgivings with the TV adaptation. Like Pillars of the Earth, World Without End is an excellent novel, full of historical drama but still accessible through the very human characters in the story. At over 1000 pages, if is a lengthy novel but it was such a gripping story I read it in under 2 weeks. I wish I could say that the TV series did the book justice but sadly it falls flat. Actually, it is worse than that. I found the story to only barely resemble the book in only a few key events. The screenplay is awful, the characters have been ruined by actions that are out of character, the actors ham it up so much that it seems they are embarrassed to be in this series.

I watched 2 and a half episodes and threw in the towel. You can see that the production values are not the same as Pillars of the Earth too. No cool animated beginning, just some cheap looking titles, no recognizable acting talent, cheap looking sets and costumes... I could go on and on. Worse still, the episodes are only about 40 minutes long which gives the TV station lots of time to break up any storytelling with a million commercials (Pillars of the Earth episodes ran almost an hour without commercial breaks) but ultimately it is the liberty that the screenwriters have taken with the story that I could not handle because they really have not crafted a good one by any standard.

I understand now why The Movie Network in Canada took a pass on this one, even though they aired Pillars of the Earth first in Canada a couple of years ago. On that note, you would be wise to follow their lead and give this one a pass too.

Thank God there is no third novel in the series to be ignominiously slain by these people.