Aristocrats (TV series)
| Aristocrats | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by |
Biography: Stella Tillyard Screenplay: Harriet O'Carroll |
| Directed by | David Caffrey |
| Composer(s) | Mark Thomas |
| Country of origin |
UK US Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Kevin Menton Rod Stoneman Rebecca Eaton Michael Wearing |
| Editor(s) | Neil Thomson |
| Location(s) | Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Running time | 300 min. (6 episodes) |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | 20 June 1999 |
Aristocrats is a 1999 television series based on the biography by Stella Tillyard of the five aristocratic Lennox sisters in 18th century England. The series consists of six episodes of 50 minutes each and was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC, starting on 20 June 1999. It was a co-production between the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Republic of Ireland.
Episodes
- Episode 1 - broadcast June 20, 1999
- Episode 2 - broadcast June 27, 1999
- Episode 3 - broadcast July 4, 1999
- Episode 4 - broadcast July 11, 1999
- Episode 5 - broadcast July 18, 1999
- Episode 6 - broadcast July 25, 1999
Cast
| Character | Played By |
|---|---|
| Lady Caroline Lennox | Serena Gordon |
| Lady Louisa Lennox | Anne-Marie Duff |
| Lady Emily Lennox | Geraldine Somerville |
| Narrator / Older Lady Emily Lennox | Siân Phillips |
| Lady Sarah Lennox | Jodhi May |
| Lord Holland | Alun Armstrong |
| Lord Kildare | Ben Daniels |
| Duke of Richmond | Julian Fellowes |
| Duchess of Richmond | Diane Fletcher |
| Thomas Conolly | Tom Mullion |
| Sir Charles Bunbury, Bt | Andrew Havill |
| William Ogilvie | George Anton |
| Lord Edward FitzGerald | John Light |
| King George II | Clive Swift |
| Lord Beaufield | Richard Dempsey |
| Little Eddie | Eoin O'Driscoll |
Awards
The series was nominated in 1999 for two Awards by the Irish Film and Television Awards for "Best Craft Contribution," and "Best Television Drama." It also was nominated for two awards by the Royal Television Society, including " Best Costume Design," and "Best Make Up."[1]
DVD release
All six parts of the miniseries were released in a DVD boxset on 8 August 2006. The set includes three discs containing all the episodes.[2]
References
- DVD-featurettes on "Aristocrats"-DVD