Series 1
Series Summary
Written for the screen by Hugh Whitemore, Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence is a comic portrait of upper-class and bohemian England spanning almost a century, from the early 20s to modern times.
Produced as four films of two hours each, it is a witty and trenchant commentary on the social and sexual revolution that transformed British society. Friendship, adultery, ambition and failure are set against the backdrop of London's social, political and artistic life.
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Episodes (4)
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The 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…
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Nick Jenkins and his friends have moved from twenty- to thirty-somethings. Marriages are beginning to crumble and youthful optimism is…
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WWII has broken out and Nick Jenkins is in the army, leaving behind his wife Isobel, who is expecting their first child
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A decade has passed. Nick and his wife Isobel have moved to the country. Widmerpool has become a Labour MP and is dabbling in Eastern…
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