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Lost Empires (1986)

Lost Empires poster
Directed by
Alan Grint
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 7 episodes
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man joins a traveling variety show in early 20th century England. He witnesses the backstage dramas and fading glamour of the performers.

nostalgicreflectiveslow-burnmelancholicatmosphericobservationalordinary-life

What happens

Lost Empires is a 1986 television miniseries adaptation of J. B. Priestley's 1965 novel of the same name and starred Colin Firth, John Castle and Laurence Olivier. Produced by Granada Television, it was shown as a serial, and premiered on the UK's ITV network between 24 October and 5 December 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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