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Series Cast Summary
Benedict Cumberbatch | ... |
Christopher Tietjens
(5 episodes, 2012)
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Rebecca Hall | ... |
Sylvia Tietjens
(5 episodes, 2012)
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Roger Allam | ... |
General Campion
(5 episodes, 2012)
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Adelaide Clemens | ... |
Valentine Wannop
(5 episodes, 2012)
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Rupert Everett | ... |
Mark Tietjens
(5 episodes, 2012)
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Miranda Richardson | ... |
Mrs. Wannop
(5 episodes, 2012)
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Sasha Waddell | ... |
Glorvina
(5 episodes, 2012)
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Janet McTeer | ... |
Mrs. Satterthwaite
(4 episodes, 2012)
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Clare Higgins | ... |
Lady Claudine
(4 episodes, 2012)
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Tom Mison | ... |
Potty Perowne
(4 episodes, 2012)
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Stephen Graham | ... |
Vincent Macmaster
(4 episodes, 2012)
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Malcolm Sinclair | ... |
Sandbach
(4 episodes, 2012)
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Anne-Marie Duff | ... |
Edith Duchemin
(4 episodes, 2012)
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Ned Dennehy | ... |
Father Consett
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Anna Skellern | ... |
Bobbie Pelham
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Lucinda Raikes | ... |
Hullo Central - Evie
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Sylvestra Le Touzel | ... |
Marchant
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Alan Howard | ... |
Tietjens Senior
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Jonathan Coy | ... |
Bertram
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Candida Benson | ... |
Effie
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Jack Huston | ... |
Gerald Drake
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Rufus Sewell | ... |
Reverend Duchemin
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Patrick Kennedy | ... |
McKechnie
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Freddie Fox | ... |
Edward Wannop
(3 episodes, 2012)
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Elliot Levey | ... |
Colonel Levin
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Ronald Pickup | ... |
General Haggard
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Misha Handley | ... |
Michael - 4 years old
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Leslie de Gruyter | ... |
Lord Beichen
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Christopher Bowen | ... |
Reverend - Effie's Husband
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Emma Dewhurst | ... |
First Teacher
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Lucy Briers | ... |
Mrs Ferguson
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Anna Maguire | ... |
Latin Teacher
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Tilly Blackwood | ... |
Second Teacher
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Tim McMullan | ... |
Stephen Waterhouse
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Jamie Parker | ... |
Brownlie
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Rudi Goodman | ... |
Michael - 8 years old
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Denis Lawson | ... |
Sir Reginald
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Pierre Van Heddegem | ... |
Capitaine Thurston
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Sebastian Armesto | ... |
Ruggles
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Lyne Renée | ... |
Marie-Léonie
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Jurgen Delnaet | ... |
Critic at Macmaster's Flat
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Siobhan Hewlett | ... |
Michaelangelo Woman
(2 episodes, 2012)
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Dominic Coleman | ... |
Penn - Food Emporium Manager
(1 episode, 2012)
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Jordan Long | ... |
Porter
(1 episode, 2012)
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Henry Lloyd-Hughes | ... |
Captain Notting
(1 episode, 2012)
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William Ellis | ... |
Aubrey
(1 episode, 2012)
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Michael Shaeffer | ... |
RSM
(1 episode, 2012)
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Hugh Mitchell | ... |
Bennett 2nd Lieutenant
(1 episode, 2012)
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Steven Robertson | ... |
Bill CO
(1 episode, 2012)
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Tessa Parr | ... |
Bridget
(1 episode, 2012)
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Production Companies
- Mammoth Screen
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (for)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (in association with)
- Trademark Films (in association with)
- BBC Worldwide (in association with)
- Lookout Point (in association with)
- Anchorage Entertainment (in co-production with)
- Vlaamse Radio en Televisie (VRT) (in co-production with)
- BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance (in co-production with)
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (with the support of)
Distributors
- BBC Worldwide Productions (2012) (World-wide) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2012) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC2)
- AXN (2014) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release) (AXN White)
- Benelux Film Distributors (BFD) Home Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- CNBC-e (2013) (Turkey) (tv)
- Eén (2013) (Belgium) (tv)
- HBO Hungary (2013) (Hungary) (tv)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT) (2013) (Greece) (tv)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2013) (United States) (tv)
- MTVA (2015) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release) (Duna)
- Polyband (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Polyband (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- SPO (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
- WOWOW Prime (2013) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
- Benuts (visual effects)
Other Companies
- ARRI Lighting Rental (lighting equipment)
- Air-Edel Associates (music services)
- Audiolink Radio Communications (walkie talkies)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Coach House Studios (post-production facilities)
- Cutting Edge Group (music services)
- Galaxy Studios (post-production facilities)
- Galaxy Studios (soundtrack)
- Mediacom 24-7 (accommodation agent)
- Production Copier Company (production equipment and services)
- Scallywag Travel (travel agent)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
- Warner Bros. De Lane Lea (adr recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Story is set against the backdrop of WWI and follows Christopher Tietjens, a top civil servant from a background of wealth and privilege, whose marriage flounders almost as soon as it begins. He falls in love with another woman, but he remains honorable for some considerable time to Sylvia who has several affairs. On top of this, Chris is dealing with shell shock and partial memory loss that he endures during the war. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Benedict Cumberbatch claimed that his character of Christopher Tietjen was one of the more admirable he has ever played. He claimed "[Christopher] has many admirable qualities I'd like to siphon off into my life." See more » |
Goofs | Sylvia and Bobbie smoke cigarettes, but several others certainly would have been smokers, including the Ladies Macmaster, Wonnop, Satterthwaite, Marie-Leonie, and Claudine. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #17.165 (2012). See more » |