Parade's End: Series:1

[N.Fan]

BBC2

New 5-part Drama

Beginning in the years before the first World War,it stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Christopher Tietjens,a cuckolded husband,and Rebecca hall as his adulterous wife Sylvia.

Adelaide Clemens,an Australian actress,plays Valentine,a spirited suffragette who falls in love with Cumberbatch's buttoned-up civil servant.

The five part costume drama is a BBC/HBO co-production to be shown on both sides of the atlantic,and is believed to be the most expensive production ever broadcast on BBC2 with a budget of around £12 million part funded by the US network.

Benedict Cumberbatch,star of Sherlock,is now an international name with forthcoming roles in Hollywood blockbusters The Hobbit and the new Star Trek film.

[tammyy2j]

Sounds good when does it start?

[Perdita]

Ep 1/5

Day and time to be confirmed
BBC TWO


Spoiler is from Week 34, 18th - 24th August,

The five-part drama is adapted by Sir Tom Stoppard from Ford Madox Ford's quartet of novels, widely acknowledged be one of the literary masterworks of the 20th century. It is directed by multi award-winning film maker Susanna White and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall.
In the dying days of Edwardian England, aristocrat Christopher Tietjens enters into a destructive marriage with the beautiful but cruel socialite Sylvia. Ignoring her overt flirtation with other men, Christopher resolves to remain faithful to her, even when he encounters fearless young suffragette Valentine.

Cast; Christopher Tietjens is played by Benedict Cumberbatch, Sylvia Tietjens by Rebecca Hall, Valentine Wannop by Adelaide Clemens. Other cast includes Janet McTeer as Mr Satterthwaite, Stephen Graham as Vincent MacMaster, Rupert Everett as Mark Tietjens, Roger Allam as General Campion, Miranda Richardson as Mrs Wannop and Anne-Marie Duff as Edith Duchemin.

[Perdita]

Ep 1/5

Day and time to be confirmed
BBC TWO


Spoiler is from Week 34, 18th - 24th August,

The five-part drama is adapted by Sir Tom Stoppard from Ford Madox Ford's quartet of novels, widely acknowledged be one of the literary masterworks of the 20th century. It is directed by multi award-winning film maker Susanna White and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall.
In the dying days of Edwardian England, aristocrat Christopher Tietjens enters into a destructive marriage with the beautiful but cruel socialite Sylvia. Ignoring her overt flirtation with other men, Christopher resolves to remain faithful to her, even when he encounters fearless young suffragette Valentine.

Cast; Christopher Tietjens is played by Benedict Cumberbatch, Sylvia Tietjens by Rebecca Hall, Valentine Wannop by Adelaide Clemens. Other cast includes Janet McTeer as Mr Satterthwaite, Stephen Graham as Vincent MacMaster, Rupert Everett as Mark Tietjens, Roger Allam as General Campion, Miranda Richardson as Mrs Wannop and Anne-Marie Duff as Edith Duchemin.

[N.Fan]

Sounds good when does it start?

It starts Friday 24th Aug BBC2 9pm.

[tammyy2j]

[Perdita]

Ep 3/5

Friday 7 September
9.00-10.00pm
BBC TWO

Vicious rumours about Christopher abound, leading to tragedy at his family estate, Groby. Sylvia finds a new admirer who proves a distraction as the war continues and Valentine moves to London. Meanwhile Edith and MacMaster plan a new life together.
Widely acknowledged as one of the literary masterworks of the 20th Century, Ford Madox Ford's quartet of novels Parade's End is adapted into a five-part drama by playwright and screenwriter Sir Tom Stoppard. The drama is directed by multi award-winning film maker Susanna White and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall.

[Perdita]

Ep 3/5

Friday 7 September
9.00-10.00pm
BBC TWO

Vicious rumours about Christopher abound, leading to tragedy at his family estate, Groby. Sylvia finds a new admirer who proves a distraction as the war continues and Valentine moves to London. Meanwhile Edith and MacMaster plan a new life together.
Widely acknowledged as one of the literary masterworks of the 20th Century, Ford Madox Ford's quartet of novels Parade's End is adapted into a five-part drama by playwright and screenwriter Sir Tom Stoppard. The drama is directed by multi award-winning film maker Susanna White and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall.

[N.Fan]

Ep 3/5

Friday 7 September
9.00-10.00pm
BBC TWO

Vicious rumours about Christopher abound, leading to tragedy at his family estate, Groby. Sylvia finds a new admirer who proves a distraction as the war continues and Valentine moves to London. Meanwhile Edith and MacMaster plan a new life together.
Widely acknowledged as one of the literary masterworks of the 20th Century, Ford Madox Ford's quartet of novels Parade's End is adapted into a five-part drama by playwright and screenwriter Sir Tom Stoppard. The drama is directed by multi award-winning film maker Susanna White and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall.

What happened to episode 2.

[Perdita]

Ep 2/5

Friday 31 August
9.00-10.00pm
BBC TWO


While Sylvia and Christopher are publicly reunited, their private relationship remains turbulent. In the run up to war Christopher finds himself torn between his marriage vows and his feelings for Valentine.
Widely acknowledged as one of the literary masterworks of the 20th Century, Ford Madox Ford's quartet of novels Parade's End is adapted by playwright and screenwriter Sir Tom Stoppard. The drama is directed by multi award-winning film maker Susanna White and stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall.