A Dance to the Music of Time 

Anthony Powell's 12 volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatised for television.

Stars:

Gillian Barge, Nicholas Jones, Simon Russell Beale

3 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Gillian Barge	...	Mrs. Erdleigh / ... 4 episodes, 1997
Nicholas Jones	...	Bob Duport / ... 4 episodes, 1997
Simon Russell Beale	...	Widmerpool 4 episodes, 1997
Robin Bailey	...	Uncle Alfred 3 episodes, 1997
Jonathan Cake	...	Peter Templer 3 episodes, 1997
James Fleet	...	Moreland 3 episodes, 1997
Richard Pasco	...	Sir Magnus Donners 3 episodes, 1997
James Purefoy	...	Nicholas Jenkins 3 episodes, 1997
Paul Rhys	...	Charles Stringham 3 episodes, 1997
Annabel Mullion	...	Mona 3 episodes, 1997
Claire Skinner	...	Jean 3 episodes, 1997
Adrian Scarborough	...	JG Quiggin 3 episodes, 1997
Grant Thatcher	...	Mark Members 3 episodes, 1997
Sarah Badel	...	Lady Molly 2 episodes, 1997
Alan Bennett	...	Sillery 2 episodes, 1997
Emma Fielding	...	Isobel 2 episodes, 1997
Oliver Ford Davies	...	Le Bas 2 episodes, 1997
Edward Fox	...	Uncle Giles 2 episodes, 1997
Anastasia Hille	...	Matilda 2 episodes, 1997
Nigel Lindsay	...	Odo Stevens 2 episodes, 1997
Miranda Richardson	...	Pamela Flitton 2 episodes, 1997
Zoë Wanamaker	...	Audrey Maclintick 2 episodes, 1997
Michael Williams	...	Ted Jeavons 2 episodes, 1997
Geraldine Alexander	...	Susan 2 episodes, 1997
Carmen Du Sautoy	...	Miss Weedon 2 episodes, 1997
Nicholas Rowe	...	David Pennistone / ... 2 episodes, 1997
Barbara Durkin	...	Betty 2 episodes, 1997
Andrew Havill	...	Sunny Farebrother 2 episodes, 1997
Osmund Bullock	...	Erridge 2 episodes, 1997
Caroline Harker	...	Priscilla 2 episodes, 1997
Tony Osoba	...	Colonel Flores 2 episodes, 1997
Bryan Pringle	...	Smith 2 episodes, 1997

Storyline

Anthony Powell's 12 volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatised for television.

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Plot Keywords:

female rear nudity | fortune telling | ritz hotel london | black shirt | reference to marx | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 1997 (UK)

Also Known As:

Horos sti mousiki tou hronou

Filming Locations:

Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Table Top Productions,Channel 4 Television Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

416 min (4 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.55 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the final segment, when Widmerpool is kissing the feet of the disciples, the edge of his phony hairpiece is clearly visible on the back of his head.

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Soundtracks

Twentieth Century Blues
(uncredited)
By Noël Coward
[theme]

User Reviews

Change of actors

It's possibly a bit late to post this question but as I have only now managed to see the video, here goes anyway. Does anyone know WHY it was deemed necessary to replace James Purefoy and Emma Fielding as Nicholas Jenkins and his wife in the last film of the series? Most of the other characters were left to age, convincingly or otherwise, even Widmerpool himself. Though Joanna David did at least bear a tolerable resemblance to how Isobel (Fielding) might have looked in later life, John Standing, excellent actor though he is, didn't look remotely like an aged James Purefoy. The changeover broke the continuum of events for me and was a constant source of irritation. What was behind this strange, irrational decision?