TV series

The Edwardians

1972–1973 · 1 season

A stately, talky anthology of portraits of famous and infamous figures, rewarding viewers who like history brought to life with literate dialogue.

Created by: Mark Shivas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Robert Powell, Michael Jayston, Timothy West

Overview: The Edwardians is an eight-part miniseries broadcast in 1972–73. An anthology, each 90-minute episode explores influential figure(s) of the Edwardian era: Charles Rolls and Henry Royce; Horatio Bottomley; E. Nesbit; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Robert Baden-Powell; Marie Lloyd; Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick; and David Lloyd George.

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Created by: Mark Shivas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Robert Powell, Michael Jayston, Timothy West

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
ambition
class
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Realism	8
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Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Mark Shivas
Written by: Ken Taylor, David Turner, Keith Dewhurst, Jeremy Paul
Starring: Robert Powell, Michael Jayston, Timothy West, Judy Parfitt, Nigel Davenport, Ron Moody, Georgia Brown, Virginia McKenna
Length: 1 seasons, 8 episodes, 50 min each
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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