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
Nicholas Rowe

David Pennistone

Adrian Scarborough
Adrian Scarborough

JG Quiggin

James D'Arcy
James D'Arcy

Nicholas Jenkins as a student

Eileen Atkins
Eileen Atkins

Brightman

Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett

Sillery

Harriet Walter
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 59 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 91 years old as General Conyers
James Callis He was 26 , now 53 years old as Gwinnett
Simon Russell Beale He was 36 , now 63 years old as Widmerpool
Richard Leaf He was 30 , now 57 years old as Barnabas Henderson
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 59 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 74 years old as Biggs
Caroline Harker She was 31 , now 58 years old as Priscilla
Nigel Lindsay He was 28 , now 55 years old as Odo Stevens
Jamie Glover He was 28 , now 55 years old as Robert Tolland
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
Frank Middlemass He was 78 , 87 years old when he died as Edgar Deacon

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 97 years old Director
Alvin Rakoff Production He was 70 , now 97 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