Desperate Romantics
Seen it?2009 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong character drama.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 6 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Six-part drama series set in and among the alleys, galleries and flesh-houses of 19th-century industrial London, following the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a vagabond group of English painters, poets and critics.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
Mixed reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 25K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Aidan TurnerDante Gabriel Rossetti
- Rafe SpallWilliam Holman Hunt
- Tom HollanderJohn Ruskin
- Samuel BarnettJohn Millais
- Sam CraneFred Walters
- Zoë TapperEffie Ruskin/ Effie Millais
- Amy MansonLizzie Siddal
- Jennie JacquesAnnie Miller
- Josie FarmiloeCharlotte Siddal
- Maimie McCoyMargaret