A Dance to the Music of Time 27 years old

A Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence that aired on Channel 4 in 1997. The series is a sharp, comic portrait of upper-class and bohemian England, spanning almost a century, from the early 1920s to modern times.

Credits

Nicholas Rowe

David Pennistone

Adrian Scarborough

JG Quiggin

James D'Arcy

Nicholas Jenkins as a student

Eileen Atkins

Brightman

Alan Bennett

Sillery

Harriet Walter

Mildred

Cast

Name	Character
Nicholas Rowe He was 30 , now 58 years old	as David Pennistone
Adrian Scarborough He was 29 , now 56 years old	as JG Quiggin
James D'Arcy He was 22 , now 49 years old	as Nicholas Jenkins as a student
Eileen Atkins She was 63 , now 90 years old	as Brightman
Alan Bennett He was 63 , now 90 years old	as Sillery
Harriet Walter She was 47 , now 74 years old	as Mildred
James Fleet He was 45 , now 72 years old	as Moreland
Paul Brooke He was 52 , now 80 years old	as Maclintick
Zoë Wanamaker She was 48 , now 75 years old	as audrey maclintick
Miranda Richardson She was 39 , now 66 years old
Edward Fox He was 60 , now 87 years old	as Uncle Giles
John Gielgud He was 93 , 96 years old when he died
Paul Rhys He was 33 , now 61 years old	as Charles Stringham
Emily Mortimer She was 25 , now 53 years old	as Polly Duport
Claire Skinner She was 32 , now 60 years old	as Jean
James Purefoy He was 33 , now 60 years old	as Nicholas Jenkins
John Standing He was 63 , now 90 years old	as Nicholas Jenkins
Jonathan Cake He was 30 , now 57 years old	as Peter Templer
Julian Wadham He was 39 , now 66 years old	as General Liddament
Patrick Godfrey He was 64 , now 92 years old	as General Conyers
James Callis He was 26 , now 53 years old	as Gwinnett
Richard Leaf He was 30 , now 58 years old	as Barnabas Henderson
Simon Russell Beale He was 36 , now 64 years old	as Widmerpool
Oliver Ford Davies He was 58 , now 85 years old	as Le Bas
Mark Dexter He was 24 , now 51 years old	as Tompsitt
Andrew Havill He was 32 , now 60 years old	as Sunny Farebrother
Colin Baker He was 54 , now 81 years old	as Canon Fenneau
Sarah Badel She was 54 , now 81 years old
Nicola Walker She was 27 , now 54 years old	as Gypsy Jones
Robert Pugh He was 47 , now 75 years old	as Biggs
Caroline Harker She was 31 , now 59 years old	as Priscilla
Nigel Lindsay He was 28 , now 56 years old	as Odo Stevens
Jamie Glover He was 28 , now 55 years old	as Robert Tolland
Frank Middlemass He was 78 , 87 years old when he died	as Edgar Deacon
Nicholas Jones He was 51 , now 78 years old	as Bob Duport
Gillian Barge She was 57 , 63 years old when she died
Amanda Walker She was 61 , now 89 years old	as Mrs. Conyers
Robin Bailey He was 78 , 79 years old when he died

Crew

Name	Job title
Christopher Morahan Directing He was 68 , 87 years old when he died	Director
Hugh Whitemore Production He was 61 , 82 years old when he died	Executive Producer
Hugh Whitemore Writing He was 61 , 82 years old when he died	Writer
Alvin Rakoff Directing He was 70 , now 98 years old	Director
Alvin Rakoff Production He was 70 , now 98 years old	Producer
Anthony Powell Writing He was 91 , 94 years old when he died	Writer

A Dance to the Music of Time (27 years)

Ended

First Air Date: 1997-10-09
Runtime: [60] minutes
Number of Episodes: 4