2001 BBC television serial "The Way We Live Now"

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BBC television drama period drama television series television series

The 2001 BBC television serial "The Way We Live Now" is a period drama adaptation of Anthony Trollope’s novel, acclaimed for its portrayal of Victorian society, financial speculation, and moral corruption.

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2001 BBC television serial "The Way We Live Now" canonical 1
The Way We Live Now (TV serial) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf BBC television drama ⓘ
period drama television series ⓘ
television series ⓘ
authorOfSourceWork Anthony Trollope ⓘ
basedOn The Way We Live Now ⓘ
surface form: The Way We Live Now (novel)
broadcastAs two-part serial in some regions ⓘ
character Augustus Melmotte ⓘ
Hetta Carbury ⓘ
Lady Carbury ⓘ
Marie Melmotte ⓘ
Paul Montague ⓘ
Sir Felix Carbury ⓘ
cinematographyBy Chris Seager ⓘ
costumeDesigner Nic Ede ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed ⓘ
director David Yates ⓘ
distributor BBC Studios ⓘ
surface form: BBC Worldwide
editor Mark Day ⓘ
format miniseries ⓘ
genre historical drama ⓘ
period drama ⓘ
hasAdaptationType television adaptation ⓘ
musicBy Nicholas Hooper ⓘ
notableFor depiction of social hypocrisy ⓘ
portrayal of Victorian finance and speculation ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes 4 ⓘ
numberOfSeries 1 ⓘ
originalChannel BBC One ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalNetwork BBC One ⓘ
originalReleaseYear 2001 ⓘ
periodDepicted 1870s ⓘ
producer BBC ⓘ
productionCompany BBC Drama Department ⓘ
surface form: BBC Drama Productions
runtimePerEpisode approximately 75 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Andrew Davies ⓘ
settingPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
settingTime Victorian era ⓘ
stars Cheryl Campbell ⓘ
Cillian Murphy ⓘ
David Suchet ⓘ
Matthew Macfadyen ⓘ
Miranda Otto ⓘ
Shirley Henderson ⓘ
theme Victorian society ⓘ
financial speculation ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ

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The Way We Live Now → notableAdaptation → 2001 BBC television serial "The Way We Live Now" ⓘ
Mark Day → workedOn → 2001 BBC television serial "The Way We Live Now" ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Way We Live Now (TV serial)