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''''' The Edwardians''''' is a television [[ |
''''' The Edwardians''''' is a television [[serial]] drama which was produced by the [[BBC]], and first aired on [[BBC Television]] in 1972–73.<ref name="Variety"/> In the United States, the series aired on [[PBS]]'s ''[[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]]'' in 1974.<ref name="Variety">{{cite work|title=Television Review: MASTERPIECE THEATRE: THE EDWARDIANS|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|volume=275|issue=9|date=July 10, 1974|page= 35}}</ref> Consisting of eight 90 minute episodes, each episode examines a different individual of historical importance from the [[Edwardian era]] with one episode being devoted to [[Henry Royce]] and [[Charles Rolls]]. Other figures who have a single episode devoted to them are: [[Horatio Bottomley]], [[E. Nesbit]], [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]], [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Robert Baden-Powell]], [[Marie Lloyd]], [[Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick]], and [[David Lloyd George]].<ref>{{cite work|title=Trevor Griffiths: Politics, Drama, History|page= 105|author=Stanton B. Garner|year=1999|publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]]}}</ref> |
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The Edwardians is a television serial drama which was produced by the BBC, and first aired on BBC Television in 1972–73.[1] In the United States, the series aired on PBS's Masterpiece Theatre in 1974.[1] Consisting of eight 90 minute episodes, each episode examines a different individual of historical importance from the Edwardian era with one episode being devoted to Henry Royce and Charles Rolls. Other figures who have a single episode devoted to them are: Horatio Bottomley, E. Nesbit, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Baden-Powell, Marie Lloyd, Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick, and David Lloyd George.[2]
Cast
- Thorley Walters as King Edward VII (in two episodes)[3][4]
- Michael Jayston as Henry Royce
- Robert Powell as Charles Rolls
- Timothy West as Horatio Bottomley
- Judy Parfitt as E. Nesbit
- Nigel Davenport as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Ron Moody as Robert Baden-Powell
- Georgia Brown as Marie Lloyd
- Virginia McKenna as Daisy Greville
- Anthony Hopkins as David Lloyd George
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Mr Rolls and Mr Royce" | Gerald Blake | Ian Curteis | 21 November 1972[5] |
2 | "Horatio Bottomley" | Alan Clarke | Julian Bond | 28 November 1972[6] |
3 | "E. Nesbit" | James Cellan Jones | Ken Taylor | 5 December 1972[7] |
4 | "Conan Doyle" | Brian Farnham | Jeremy Paul | 12 December 1972[8] |
5 | "Baden-Powell" | Robert Knights | John Prebble | 19 December 1972[9] |
6 | "The Reluctant Juggler" | Brian Farnham | Alan Plater | 26 December 1972[10] |
7 | "Daisy" | James Cellan Jones | David Turner | 2 January 1973[3] |
8 | "Lloyd George" | John Davies | Keith Dewhurst | 9 January 1973[4] |
References
- ^ a b Television Review: MASTERPIECE THEATRE: THE EDWARDIANS. Vol. 275. 10 July 1974. p. 35.
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ignored (help) - ^ Stanton B. Garner (1999). Trevor Griffiths: Politics, Drama, History. University of Michigan Press. p. 105.
- ^ a b "The Edwardians: Daisy". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "The Edwardians: Lloyd George". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: Mr Rolls and Mr Royce". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: Horatio Bottomley". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: E. Nesbit". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: Conan Doyle". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians (Baden-Powell)". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: The Reluctant Juggler". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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