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Byron

5.0(1)

First Aired:January 1, 2003

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:2

Status:Ended

Byron revolutionized English poetry and died a hero. He became famous overnight when the poetic record of his adventures abroad was received with rapture. This rich historical drama explores the true identity of the wild poetic genius who broke every taboo in the book. Byron's affairs and his unconventionality, however, were always destined to bring him down.

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Jonny Lee Miller

Lord Byron

Natasha Little

Augusta Leigh

Stephen Campbell Moore

John Cam Hobhouse

Julie Cox

Annabella Milbanke

Vanessa Redgrave

Lady Melbourne

Penny Downie

Lady Judith Milbanke

Sally Hawkins

Mary Shelley

Oliver Milburn

Scrope Davies

Camilla Power

Caroline Lamb

Elodie Kendall

Mercer Elphinstone

Branka Katić

Teresa Guiccioli

Pauline Moran

Mrs Curtin

Julian Firth

Thomas Moore

Nicholas Pritchard

Colonel Leigh

Jean-François Wolff

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E1The Summer Of A Doormouse

Jan 1, 2003

Returning to London after travelling in Greece, Byron struggles to be accepted as a poet. But his fortunes are dramatically improved following the overnight success of his poem inspired by his travels, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Suddenly he is the toast of London society and women are throwing themselves at his feet.

E2The Eloquence Of Action

Jan 1, 2003

Anabella learns that marriage to the greatest Romantic poet of his age is one of heartbreak and betrayal. After the birth of their daughter Byron suggests a separation, and the news of his relationship with his half-sister quickly becomes a national scandal. Byron goes into exile and continues his life of hedonistic pleasure in Venice.

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