London 20 years old

London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.

Credits

John Simm
John Simm

Friedrich Engels

Jim Carter
Jim Carter

Henry Fielding

Ronan Vibert
Ronan Vibert

Joseph Conrad

Michael Feast
Michael Feast

Christopher Wren

Toby Stephens
Toby Stephens

Casanova

Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter

Virginia Woolf

Cast

Name Character
John Simm He was 33 , now 54 years old as Friedrich Engels
Jim Carter He was 55 , now 76 years old as Henry Fielding
Ronan Vibert He was 40 , now 60 years old as Joseph Conrad
Michael Feast He was 57 , now 77 years old as Christopher Wren
Toby Stephens He was 35 , now 55 years old as Casanova
Harriet Walter She was 53 , now 74 years old as Virginia Woolf
Alex Jennings He was 46 , now 67 years old as Stephen Spender
Derek Jacobi He was 65 , now 86 years old as Tacitus
Philip Jackson He was 55 , now 76 years old as Samuel Pepys
Jack Shepherd He was 63 , now 84 years old as Thomas de Quincey
Tom Hollander He was 36 , now 57 years old as T.S. Eliot
John Woodvine He was 74 , now 95 years old as Henry Moore
Timothy West He was 69 , now 90 years old as Henry Mayhew
Don Warrington was 52 , now 73 years old as Ignatius Sancho
Tim Pigott-Smith He was 57 , 70 years old when he died as John Evelyn
Amanda Root She was 41 , now 61 years old as Charlotte Bronte
Philip Madoc He was 69 , 77 years old when he died as Geoffrey of Monmouth
Chris Langham He was 55 , now 75 years old as Ned Ward
Anton Lesser He was 52 , now 72 years old as Charles Dickens

Crew

Name Job title
London (20 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 2004-05-07
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 3