Peter Ackroyd's London

Season 1

Docudrama about the history of London as well as its restless townsfolk, macabre legends and important water structures.

Where to Watch Season 1

3 Episodes

  • Fire and Destiny
    E1
    Fire and DestinyFrom Boudicca's torching of the city to the Blitz raids, Ackroyd examines how London survives fire.
  • The Crowd
    E2
    The CrowdHistorical figures recall the city's drama of crime and punishment, and its unquenchable thirst for spectacle, drink and sex.
  • Water & Darkness
    E3
    Water & DarknessIn the Victorian era London finally achieves its destiny as the heart of a world empire, but Peter Ackroyd and historical figures expose the city's rotten underbelly.

Cast of Season 1

  • Peter AckroydHimself - Presenter
  • Jim CarterHenry Fielding
  • Derek JacobiTacitus
  • Mickey FeastChristopher Wren
  • Alex JenningsStephen Spender
  • Tom HollanderT.S. Eliot
  • Chris LanghamNed Ward
  • Philip JacksonSamuel Pepys
  • Toby StephensCasanova
  • Ronan VibertJoseph Conrad
  • John WoodvineHenry Moore
  • Jack ShepherdThomas de Quincey
  • Don WarringtonIgnatius Sancho
  • Timothy WestHenry Mayhew
  • Danielle ReesCharlie Meyer
  • John SimmFriedrich Engels
  • Harriet WalterVirginia Woolf
  • Anton LesserCharles Dickens
  • Philip MadocGeoffrey of Monmouth
  • Tim Pigott-SmithJohn Evelyn
  • Amanda RootCharlotte Bronte

 

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