Desperate Romantics

Desperate Romantics
Publicity still portraying (left to right) Samuel Barnett as John Everett Millais, Sam Crane as Fred Walters, Aidan Turner as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Rafe Spall as William Holman Hunt.
GenreCostume drama
Written byPeter Bowker
Directed by
Starring
ComposerDaniel Pemberton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerHilary Salmon
ProducerBen Evans
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network
Release21 July (2009-07-21) –
25 August 2009 (2009-08-25)
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Desperate Romantics is a six-part television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, first broadcast on BBC Two between 21 July and 25 August 2009.[1]

The series somewhat fictionalised the lives and events depicted. Though heavily trailed, the series received mixed reviews and dwindling audiences.

  1. ^ "Desperate Romantics - BBC". Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2009.