Anthony Powell's 12 volume novel sequence "A Dance to the Music of Time" has been dramatised for television. viewer's comments: - Dance to the Music of Time an absolute ball! Hands down, this is the best miniseries or film that I have ever seen. Everything about this miniseries was my cup of tea: the clothes, the scenery, the dialogue, the many handsome actors, just everything. I had broken down and bought myself one of those PAL video players as so many video tapes that I wanted to see were only available in PAL format. As an American NTSC videotape user, it was hard for me to reconcile the purchase of the special PAL VCR, until I saw this miniseries in all its glory. What an absolute confection! I wanted to be a part of the story. I find it hard to believe that this miniseries is not available to the American market in NTSC format. This miniseries far surpasses Brideshead Revisited, among others. Although Simon Russell Beal certainly did a phenomenal acting job, I also thought James Purefoy displayed alot of range and depth particularly in the difficult role of an observer narrator. I really can't say enough about how marvelous this miniseries was! It was worth every penny spent to see this miniseries! - Excellent Films from UK TV At long last, Anthony Powell's 12 volume novel sequence A Dance to the Music of Time has been dramatised for television. If Powell's "Journals" are to be believed, this is after any number of false starts spanning the best part of 20 years. The dramatisation was in four two-hour episodes, each covering approximately 3 books. They were shown on UK's Channel 4 TV in October 1997. The format of four 2-hour films was, in many ways, unfortunate as it severely constrained the amount of the action which could be shown, however given the exigencies of modern TV scheduling it was probably the only way in which "Dance" was ever going to get televised. As a devotee of the books, I was apprehensive about how they would translate into film. Just how do you condense 12 novels into 8 hours of television? However in my view the dramatisation worked extremely well, notwithstanding the necessary omissions. What helped the whole production was some interesting, and at times inspired and doubtless extravagant, casting which included: Edward Fox (as Uncle Giles), Zoë Wanamaker (as Audrey Maclintick), John Gielgud (as St John Clarke), Alan Bennett (as Sillery), Miranda Richardson (as Pamela Flitton)... some interesting choices!! Overall an interesting and enjoyable series. I just fear that having been done once that we'll never see "Dance" recreated in a different (better?) format and that Powell will remain relatively unknown in comparison with contemporaries like Evelyn Waugh ... which is in my view quite unjustifiable as Powell is a much better writer. Fortunately Channel 4 released these 4 films on video - which is excellent as they're well worth watching again. cast: James Purefoy .... Nicholas Jenkins James D'Arcy .... Nicholas Jenkins as a student John Standing .... Nicholas Jenkins (in later life) Simon Russell Beale .... Kenneth Widmerpool Paul Rhys .... Charles Stringham Luke de Lacey .... Charles Stringham as a student Jonathan Cake .... Peter Templer Bobby Webster .... Peter Templer as a student Claire Skinner .... Jean Duport Lucy Fleming .... Jean Duport (in later life) Emma Fielding .... Isobel Tolland Joanna David .... Isobel Tolland (in later life) Geraldine Alexander .... Susan Tolland Caroline Harker .... Priscilla Tolland Jamie Glover .... Robert Tolland Osmund Bullock .... Erridge Robin Bailey .... Uncle AlFred Tolland Alan Bennett .... Professor Sillery Edward Fox .... Uncle Giles Oliver Ford Davies .... Le Bas Adrian Scarborough .... JC Quiggin John Gielgud .... St. John Clarke Runtime: 415 min Country: UK Language: English
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