TV series

The Way We Live Now

2001 · 1 season

A sharply observed Victorian drama that dissects greed and social climbing with wit and a mounting sense of doom.

Overview: Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a railway is to be built from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico and entices distinguished members of England's land-rich, cash-poor aristocracy into his web. Many are eager to sell their ailing land parcels to afford moving to London proper and naïve speculators are all lured in with promises of an instant fortune.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Greed, corruption, class, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
corruption
class
betrayal
ambition
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild