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Daniel Deronda

2002 · 1 season

A slow, serious Victorian drama that draws you into tangled moral dilemmas and quiet emotional intensity.

Created by
Andrew Davies
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Jodhi May
Overview
In 1870s England, idealist Daniel Deronda seeks his mysterious origins and becomes entangled in the lives of the self-centered Gwendolen Harleth, who is trapped in a loveless marriage, and Jewish singer Mirah Lapidoth.

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Created by
Andrew Davies
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Jodhi May
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • class
  • love
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Written by
Andrew Davies
Starring
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Music
Rob Lane
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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