Parade's End (2012)

Directed by

Susanna White

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 5 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 72 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British aristocrat tries to live by a strict code of honor in the years before and during World War I. His unhappy marriage to a socialite becomes more complicated when he falls in love with a younger woman.

measuredmelancholicreflectiveunderstatedemotionally restrainedbittersweetslow-burnperiod

What happens

Parade's End is a five-part BBC television serial adapted from the novel cycle of the same name (1924–1928) by Ford Madox Ford. It premiered on BBC Two on 24 August 2012 and on HBO on 26 February 2013. The series was also screened at the 39th Ghent Film Festival on 11 October 2012. The miniseries was directed by Susanna White and written by Tom Stoppard. The cast was led by Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall as Christopher and Sylvia Tietjens, along with Adelaide Clemens, Rupert Everett, Miranda Richardson, Anne-Marie Duff, Roger Allam, Janet McTeer, Freddie Fox, Jack Huston, and Steven Robertson. The series received widespread critical acclaim and has sometimes been cited as "the highbrow Downton Abbey". In its BBC Two premiere, the series attracted 3.5 million viewers, making it BBC Two's most watched drama since Rome aired in 2005. The miniseries received six BAFTA TV nominations, including Best Actress for Rebecca Hall, and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay for Tom Stoppard and Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch. It won Best Costume Design at the 2013 BAFTAs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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