• 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...
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    the RTÉ medical drama The Clinic (2008–2009) and the BBC series Desperate Romantics (2009). He later gained attention for co-starring as one of the main...
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  • Alice Guppy in Torchwood, Abby Evans in Casualty, Lizzie Siddal in Desperate Romantics, Daisy Hannigan-Spiteri in Being Human, Medea in Atlantis, and Merida...
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    television actor. He plays Edward Burne-Jones in the 2009 BBC2 series Desperate Romantics. He has also appeared in Foyle's War (as Mark Wilcox), The Play's...
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  • English actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC Two drama Desperate Romantics (2009), the police procedural WPC 56 (2013–2014), and the History...
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  • hunter Mina Harker. She played Effie Gray in the BBC Two period drama Desperate Romantics. In 2010, she played Hannah in the BBC television pilot Reunited...
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    Love School, in 1975, starred Bernard Lloyd as Hunt. The second was Desperate Romantics, in which Hunt is played by Rafe Spall. Facing Mar Elias Monastery...
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  • the 2006 film, Amazing Grace, John Ruskin's mother in the drama, Desperate Romantics about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, as well as lady-in-waiting...
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    was shown in 1975, starring Peter Egan as Millais. The second was Desperate Romantics, in which Millais is played by Samuel Barnett. It was first broadcast...
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    He played the role of Charles Dickens in the 2009 BBC Two drama Desperate Romantics. He also played Jessica Hynes' husband in the one-off comedy written...
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    serial Desperate Romantics by Peter Bowker. Although much of the latter's material is derived from Franny Moyle's factual book Desperate Romantics: The...
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    and Gray's fraught relationship with Ruskin's domineering mother. Desperate Romantics (2009), a six-part BBC television drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite...
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  • television series including The Game, Prey, Ambassadors, Peep Show, Desperate Romantics, Space Dive, Occupation, Prisoners' Wives, Black Mirror, My Mad Fat...
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  • drama was a significant influence on the subsequent 2009 series Desperate Romantics. It was also the basis of the historical novel of the same name by...
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  • in the West End, Fred Walters in the BBC's six-part drama series Desperate Romantics and Frederick Abberline in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Syndicate....
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    School, (1975) features Ben Kingsley as Rossetti. The second was Desperate Romantics, in which Rossetti is played by Aidan Turner. It was broadcast on...
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  • Desperate Housewives is an American comedy drama mystery television series created by Marc Cherry, and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions...
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    reading. In 2009 Barnett played John Everett Millais in the BBC series Desperate Romantics and Joseph Severn in the film Bright Star. He appeared at the National...
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  • first book Desperate Romantics: The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites (2009) was adapted into the BBC drama serial Desperate Romantics by screenwriter...
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    Room with a View playing father and son. In 2011, Spall starred in the romantic tragedy film One Day opposite Anne Hathaway. In 2012, Spall portrayed Canadian...
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    film 2009 Personal Affairs Nicole Palmerston-Amory Comedy drama Desperate Romantics Margaret Costume drama 2011 Without You Christine TV miniseries Episode...
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  • across the wider media. Bowker followed this with another BBC drama, Desperate Romantics, which received mixed reviews, and an adaptation of Emily Brontë's...
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    Elizabeth Siddal (category Romantic muses and models)
    Love School (1975) in which she was played by Patricia Quinn; and Desperate Romantics (2009) in which she was played by Amy Manson. She was portrayed in...
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    and he lets us share the tumbling emotions of a juvenile torn between romantic first love and filial duty." Since then, West has appeared frequently on...
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  • Missed Connections: An Exploration into the Online Postings of Desperate Romantics is a live comedy show conceived by Ricky Dunlop, who co-created and...
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    Year Title Role Notes 2009 Desperate Romantics Mrs. Tozer 1 episode...
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    124–128. Allison Smith. "The Scapegoat (1854–5), William Holman Hunt". Desperate Romantics. BBC. William Holman Hunt's The Scapegoat: Rite of Forgiveness/Transference...
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    Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood The Germ Hogarth Club Diana Holman-Hunt (granddaughter) The Love School (1975 miniseries) Desperate Romantics (2009 miniseries)...
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    John Ruskin (category Romantic critics of political economy)
    (2003), a play by Kim Morrissey dealing with Ruskin's marriage. Desperate Romantics (2009), a six-part BBC drama serial about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood...
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    Witness Derek Pargeter 2 episodes: "Death's Door: Parts 1 & 2" 2009 Desperate Romantics Frank Stone Mini-series, 4 episodes The Fixer Roger Bowland 2 episodes...
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