TV Series · 1997

A Dance to the Music of Time

60 min · Comedy, Drama · Ended

Composite

5.1

IMDb

7.5 / 10

592 votes

TMDB

5.9 / 10

7 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Simon Russell Beale

Widmerpool

James Purefoy

Nicholas Jenkins

James Fleet

Moreland

Jonathan Cake

Peter Templer

Paul Rhys

Charles Stringham

Claire Skinner

Jean

Miranda Richardson

Pamela Flitton

Adrian Scarborough

JG Quiggin

Edward Fox

Uncle Giles

John Standing

Nicholas Jenkins (older)

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Gillian Barge

Mrs Erdleigh

Annabel Mullion

Mona

Oliver Ford Davies

Le Bas

Robin Bailey

Uncle Alfred

Nicholas Jones

Bob Duport

Nigel Lindsay

Odo Stevens

Nicholas Rowe

David Pennistone

Michael Williams

Ted Jeavons

Sarah Badel

Lady Molly

Zoë Wanamaker

Audrey Maclintick

Crew

Art

Humphrey Bangham Art Direction
Chris Roope Art Direction
Eileen Diss Production Design

Camera

Chris Seager Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sharon Long Costume Supervisor
Mary Hillman Makeup Designer
Barbara Kidd Costume Design
Dany Everett Costume Design

Crew

Liz Pearson Post Production Supervisor
Peter Brayham Stunt Coordinator
Geraldine Stephenson Choreographer

Directing

Alvin Rakoff Director
Sarah Garner Script Supervisor

Editing

Jake Bernard Editor
Justin Krish Editor
Ardan Fisher Editor

Production

Hugh Whitemore Executive Producer
Alvin Rakoff Producer
Lorraine Goodman Associate Producer
Joyce Gallie Casting
Emma Mager Production Coordinator
Ray Freeborn Production Supervisor
Sally Osoba Casting Coordinator

Sound

Ross Adams Sound Effects Editor
Mark Warman Orchestrator
Ian Wilkinson Sound Editor
Clive Derbyshire Sound Recordist
Simon Bishop Sound Recordist
Wayne Brooks Sound Editor
Tony Jackson Sound Recordist
Carl Davis Original Music Composer

Writing

Hugh Whitemore Writer
Anthony Powell Novel

Seasons & episodes

Miniseries (1 ep)

4. Post War

Oct 30, 1997 · 60 min

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 European politics. His wife Pamela is behaving even more outrageously, and gossip surrounding her bizarre sex life is raging.