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A Dance to the Music of Time
5.9(7)19971 season · 4 ep
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.
- Director
- Alvin Rakoff,Christopher Morahan
- Created by
- Hugh Whitemore
- Writers
- Hugh Whitemore
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Cast

Simon Russell Beale
Widmerpool

James Purefoy
Nicholas Jenkins

James Fleet
Moreland

Jonathan Cake
Peter Templer

Paul Rhys
Charles Stringham

Claire Skinner
Jean

Miranda Richardson
Pamela Flitton

Adrian Scarborough
JG Quiggin

Edward Fox
Uncle Giles

John Standing
Nicholas Jenkins (older)
Gillian Barge
Mrs Erdleigh

Annabel Mullion
Mona

Oliver Ford Davies
Le Bas

Robin Bailey
Uncle Alfred

Nicholas Jones
Bob Duport

Nigel Lindsay
Odo Stevens

Nicholas Rowe
David Pennistone

Michael Williams
Ted Jeavons

Sarah Badel
Lady Molly

Zoë Wanamaker
Audrey Maclintick

Harriet Walter
Mildred

Caroline Harker
Priscilla

Eileen Atkins
Brightman

James Callis
Gwinnett
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Crew
Directing
- Alvin RakoffDirector
- Sarah GarnerScript Supervisor
- Christopher MorahanDirector
- Bill CraskeFirst Assistant Director
- Paul MorrisSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Anthony PowellNovel
- Hugh WhitemoreWriter
Production
- Alvin RakoffProducer
- Joyce GallieCasting
- Emma MagerProduction Coordinator
- Sally OsobaCasting Coordinator
- Ray FreebornProduction Supervisor
- Hugh WhitemoreExecutive Producer
- Lorraine GoodmanAssociate Producer
Camera
- Chris SeagerDirector of Photography
Editing
- Ardan FisherEditor
- Jake BernardEditor
- Justin KrishEditor
Sound
- Ross AdamsSound Effects Editor
- Clive DerbyshireSound Recordist
- Simon BishopSound Recordist
- Carl DavisOriginal Music Composer
- Wayne BrooksSound Editor
- Mark WarmanOrchestrator
- Ian WilkinsonSound Editor
- Tony JacksonSound Recordist
Art
- Eileen DissProduction Design
- Chris RoopeArt Direction
- Humphrey BanghamArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Sharon LongCostume Supervisor
- Mary HillmanMakeup Designer
- Dany EverettCostume Design
- Barbara KiddCostume Design
Crew
- Peter BrayhamStunt Coordinator
- Liz PearsonPost Production Supervisor
- Geraldine StephensonChoreographer