Set in England during the early 19th century, Pandaemonium evokes late-1960s America in its depiction of the relationship between Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Linus Roach) and William Wordsworth (John Hannah). Instead of going to Vietnam, Wordsworth goes off to fight against the French while Coleridge stays at home and promotes utopianism. After the war, the poets live and work together with Coleridge's wife, Sara (Samantha Morton), and Wordsworth's sister, Dorothy (Emily Woof). At first this communal arrangement works to the advantage of Coleridge--who does some of his best writing while Wordsworth stagnates--until Coleridge becomes addicted to opium. Wordsworth, meanwhile, doesn't find his voice until he abandons his friend. In 20th-century vernacular, Wordsworth is the yuppie, Coleridge the hippie.
Credits
Pandaemonium Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Andy Serkis
He was 37, now 60 years old
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as John Thelwall |
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Linus Roache
He was 37, now 60 years old
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as Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
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Juno Temple
She was 11, now 35 years old
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as Emma Southey |
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Samantha Morton
She was 24, now 47 years old
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as Sara Coleridge |
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Samuel West
He was 35, now 58 years old
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as Robert Southey |
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John Hannah
He was 39, now 62 years old
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as William Wordsworth |
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Dexter Fletcher
He was 35, now 58 years old
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as Humphry Davy |
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John Standing
He was 66, now 90 years old
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as Rev Holland |
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Emma Fielding
She was 34, now 58 years old
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as Mary Wordsworth |
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Emily Woof
She was 34, now 57 years old
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as Dorothy Wordsworth |
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Colin McCredie
He was 29, now 52 years old
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as Messenger |
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Glyn Owen
He was 73, 76 years old when he died
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as Fisherman |
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Clive Merrison
He was 55, now 79 years old
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as Dr Gillman |
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Guy Lankester
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as Byron |
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William Scott-Masson
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as Tom Poole |
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Andrea Lowe
She was 26, now 49 years old
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as Edith Southey |
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Michael N. Harbour
He was 55, 63 years old when he died
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as Walsh |
Pandaemonium Crew
