The Way We Live Now
Seen it?2001 | 1 seasons | 75 min | Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and little lasting buzz, 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 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a railway is to be built from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico and entices distinguished members of England's land-rich, cash-poor aristocracy into his web. Many are eager to sell their ailing land parcels to afford moving to London proper and naïve speculators are all lured in with promises of an instant fortune.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- 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; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 28K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- David SuchetAugustus Melmotte
- Matthew MacfadyenSir Felix Carbury
- Cillian MurphyPaul Montague
- Paloma BaezaHetta Carbury
- Cheryl CampbellLady Carbury
- Richard CantDolly Longestaffe
- Shirley HendersonMarie Melmotte
- Tony BrittonLord Alfred Grendall
- Douglas HodgeRoger Carbury
- David BradleyMr Broune