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Shooting the Past

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1999–
  • 3h 2m
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Shooting the Past (1999)
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A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employ... Read allA US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will resort to anything to thwart him.A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will resort to anything to thwart him.

  • Stars
    • Lindsay Duncan
    • Timothy Spall
    • Liam Cunningham
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    • Stars
      • Lindsay Duncan
      • Timothy Spall
      • Liam Cunningham
    • 36User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Lindsay Duncan
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    • Marilyn Truman
    Timothy Spall
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    • Oswald Bates
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    • Christopher Anderson
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    • Trivia
      The fictional photographic collection is based on (and the pictures seen are taken from) the BBC Hulton Picture Library (which began as the photographic archive of the famous Picture Post magazine). This collection is now part of Getty Images.
    • Alternate versions
      Two different versions were released: a UK version consisting of one 70-minute episode and one 152-minute episode and an overseas version consisting of three 75-minute episodes.

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    10/10
    An undervalued masterpiece of British TV Drama
    Poliakoff's greatest achievement (so far) works perfectly as a thought-provoking and intensely satisfying meditation on the price of progress. The hard-headed, unscrupulous world of big-business is set in stark contrast to the quintessentially English, eccentric and old-fashioned central characters battling against the odds to preserve the collection. With sublime casting, atmospheric use of lighting and a haunting, beautiful soundtrack the production values are magnificent. However, the real stars of the show are the photos from the collection itself - used to relay fascinating, quirky and heart-rending stories from history that would have otherwise been forgotten. The way these stories unfurl are spell-bindingly atmospheric and paced to perfection.
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    • Release date
      • November 21, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official PBS/Masterpiece Theatre Web site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Съёмки прошлого
    • Production company
      • TalkBack Productions
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      3 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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