A Dance to the Music of Time

Miniseries

A Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence that aired on Channel 4 in 1997. The series is a sharp, comic portrait of upper-class and bohemian England, spanning almost a century, from the early 1920s to modern times.

4 Episodes

  • The Twenties
    E1
    The TwentiesThe first film looks at the life of Kenneth Widmerpool, a tubby, much-teased boy at school who is to grow into a determined influence on his friends. Among these friends is Nicholas Jenkins, who is having an adulterous affair.
  • The Thirties
    E2
    The ThirtiesNick Jenkins and his friends have moved from twenty- to thirty-somethings. Marriages are beginning to crumble and youthful optimism is fading fast. Nick's affair with Jean Templer is coming to an end, but all unhappiness is swept aside when he meets Isobel Tolland, who takes him into London's bohemian life. A world of heavy drinking, all-night parties and colourful eccentrics. But, across the Channel in Germany, Hitler's power is rising and war seems inevitable.
  • The War
    E3
    The WarWWII has broken out and Nick Jenkins is in the army, leaving behind his wife Isobel, who is expecting their first child. Meanwhile, Kenneth Widmerpool makes the most of his connections and soon rises through the ranks to enjoy power and prestige. This episode also sees the arrival of Pamela Flitton, a dangerously beautiful woman who can cast a spell on all the men she meets - even the normally cool-headed Widmerpool.
  • Post War
    E4
    Post WarA decade has passed. Nick and his wife Isobel have moved to the country. Widmerpool has become a Labour MP and is dabbling in Eastern European politics. His wife Pamela is behaving even more outrageously, and gossip surrounding her bizarre sex life is raging.

Cast of Miniseries

  • Simon Russell BealeWidmerpool
  • James PurefoyNicholas Jenkins
  • James FleetMoreland
  • Jonathan CakePeter Templer
  • Paul RhysCharles Stringham
  • Claire SkinnerJean
  • Miranda RichardsonPamela Flitton
  • Adrian ScarboroughJG Quiggin
  • Edward FoxUncle Giles
  • John StandingNicholas Jenkins (older)
  • Gillian BargeMrs Erdleigh
  • Annabel MullionMona
  • Oliver Ford DaviesLe Bas
  • Robin BaileyUncle Alfred
  • Nicholas JonesBob Duport
  • Nigel LindsayOdo Stevens
  • Nicholas RoweDavid Pennistone
  • Michael WilliamsTed Jeavons
  • Sarah BadelLady Molly
  • Zoë WanamakerAudrey Maclintick
  • Harriet WalterMildred
  • Caroline HarkerPriscilla
  • Eileen AtkinsBrightman
  • James CallisGwinnett
  • Paul BrookeMaclintick
  • James D'ArcyNicholas Jenkins (student)
  • Alan BennettSillery
  • Joanna DavidIsobel (older)
  • Emma FieldingIsobel
  • John GielgudSt. John Clarke
  • Frank MiddlemassEdgar Deacon
  • Chris LangChips Lovell
  • Richard PascoSir Magnus Donners
  • Patrick GodfreyGeneral Conyers
  • Tony OsobaColonel Flores
  • Nicola WalkerGypsy Jones
  • Emily MortimerPolly Duport
  • Robert PughBiggs
  • Lucy FlemingJean (older)
  • Julian WadhamGeneral Liddament
  • Jamie GloverRobert Tolland
  • Andrew HavillSunny Farebrother
  • Grant ThatcherMark Members
  • Colin BakerCanon Fenneau
  • Mark DexterTompsitt
  • Richard LeafBarnabas Henderson
  • Carmen du SautoyMiss Weedon
  • Amanda WalkerMrs. Conyers
  • Kate CavanaghBillson
  • Anastasia HilleMatilda
  • James VilliersBuster Foxe
  • Danny WortersNicholas Jenkins (boy)
  • Geraldine AlexanderSusan
  • Osmund BullockErridge
  • Sarah CrowdenMiss Orchard
  • Barbara DurkinBetty
  • Nicola KingMrs Jenkins
  • David YellandMr Jenkins
  • David MacCreedyBracey
  • Bryan PringleSmith
  • Michael WadeDr Brandreth
  • Tim WyltonAlbert
  • Rohan McCulloughFlavia Wisebite
  • Kevin ColsonLouis Glober
  • Jeremy ChildRoddy Cutts
  • Matthew SimScorpio Murtlock
  • Bobby WebsterTempler (student)
  • Amy SimcockJean (student)
  • Luke de LaceyStringham (student)
  • Rupert WickhamJimmy Stripling

 

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