Aristocrats (TV mini-series)

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Aristocrats
Genre Drama
Written by Biography:
Stella Tillyard
Screenplay:
Harriet O'Carroll
Directed by David Caffrey
Composer(s) Mark Thomas
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of the United States United States
Flag of Ireland Ireland
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 6
Production
Executive
producer(s)
Kevin Menton
Rod Stoneman
Rebecca Eaton
Michael Wearing
Editor(s) Neil Thomson
Location(s) Flag of Ireland Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
Running time 300 min. (6 episodes)
Broadcast
Original channel BBC
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original airing June 22, 1999
External links
IMDb profile

Aristocrats is a 1999 TV miniseries, based on the biography by Stella Tillyard. The series consists of six episodes of 50 minutes each and was first broadcasted in the United Kingdom, on BBC starting on June 22, 1999.

Contents

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Cast

Character Played By
Caroline Lennox Serena Gordon
Louisa Lennox Anne-Marie Duff
Emily Lennox Geraldine Somerville
Narrator / Older Lady Emily Lennox Siân Phillips
Sarah Lennox Jodhi May
Henry Fox Alun Armstrong
Lord Kildare Ben Daniels
Lord Richmond Julian Fellowes
Lady Richmond Diane Fletcher
Thomas Conolly Tom Mullion
Charles Bunbury Andrew Havill
William Ogilvie George Anton
Edward Fitzgerald John Light
King George II Clive Swift
Lord Beaufield Richard Dempsey

[edit] Awards

The series was nominated in 1999 for two Awards by the Irish Film and Television Awards for "Best Craft Contribution," and "Best Television Drama." It also was nominated for two awards by the Royal Television Society, including " Best Costume Design," and "Best Make Up."[1]

[edit] DVD Release

All six parts of the miniseries were released in a DVD boxset on August 8, 2006. The set includes three discs containing all the episodes.[2]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Aristocrats" (1999) (mini) - Awards
  2. ^ "Aristocrats" (1999) (mini) - DVD details for
  • DVD-featurettes on "Aristocrats"-DVD