The Edwardians is a television miniseries[1] or anthology series[2] 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. The figures who have a single episode devoted to each are Horatio Bottomley; E. Nesbit; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Robert Baden-Powell; Marie Lloyd; Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick; and David Lloyd George.[3]
Cast
edit- Thorley Walters as King Edward VII (in two episodes)[4][5]
- 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
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mr Rolls and Mr Royce" | Gerald Blake | Ian Curteis | 21 November 1972[6] |
| 2 | "Horatio Bottomley" | Alan Clarke | Julian Bond | 28 November 1972[7] |
| 3 | "E. Nesbit" | James Cellan Jones | Ken Taylor | 5 December 1972[8] |
| 4 | "Conan Doyle" | Brian Farnham | Jeremy Paul | 12 December 1972[9] |
| 5 | "Baden-Powell" | Robert Knights | John Prebble | 19 December 1972[10] |
| 6 | "The Reluctant Juggler" | Brian Farnham | Alan Plater | 26 December 1972[11] |
| 7 | "Daisy" | James Cellan Jones | David Turner | 2 January 1973[4] |
| 8 | "Lloyd George" | John Davies | Keith Dewhurst | 9 January 1973[5] |
References
edit- ^ a b c Television Review: MASTERPIECE THEATRE: THE EDWARDIANS. Vol. 275. 10 July 1974. p. 35.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Hannah Andrews (2021). "3.1 Metabiography in 'Babs' and 'Daisy'". Biographical Television Drama. Springer International Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 9783030646783.
- ^ Stanton B. Garner (1999). Trevor Griffiths: Politics, Drama, History. University of Michigan Press. p. 105.
- ^ a b "The Edwardians: Daisy". BBC Programme Index. 2 January 1973. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "The Edwardians: Lloyd George". BBC Programme Index. 9 January 1973. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: Mr Rolls and Mr Royce". BBC Programme Index. 21 November 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: Horatio Bottomley". BBC Programme Index. 28 November 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: E. Nesbit". BBC Programme Index. 5 December 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: Conan Doyle". BBC Programme Index. 12 December 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians (Baden-Powell)". BBC Programme Index. 19 December 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "The Edwardians: The Reluctant Juggler". BBC Programme Index. 16 December 1972. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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