A Dance to the Music of Time

Four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume satirical novel sequence, charting five decades of upper-class life. The series follows the history of a group of friends, starting in their schooldays together, and their lives over the next 50 years. A cast of hundreds includes such notables as James Purefoy, Jonathan Cake, Claire Skinner, Grant Thatcher, James Fleet, Zoë Wanamaker, Sir John Gielgud, Miranda Richardson, David Yelland, Edward Fox and Michael Williams.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 103451
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired October 9, 1997
  • Recent October 30, 1997
  • Airs Thursday, at 9:00pm
  • Network Channel 4
  • Average Runtime 125 minutes
  • Genres Drama Mini-Series
  • Original Country Great Britain
  • Original Language English
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Specials 1
Season 1 October 1997 October 1997 4
Unassigned Episodes 0
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Unassigned Episodes 5
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 5
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Anthony Powell (novels) Hugh Whitemore (screenplay) 4 10/09/1997 - 10/30/1997
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Christopher Morahan 2 10/16/1997 - 10/30/1997
Alvin Rakoff 2 10/09/1997 - 10/23/1997

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