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.
1 season · 4 episodes
The Twenties
Oct 9, 199760 min
The first film looks at the life of Kenneth Widmerpool, a tubby, much-teased boy at school who is to grow into a determined influence on his friends. Among these friends is Nicholas Jenkins, who is having an adulterous affair.
The Thirties
Oct 16, 199760 min
Nick Jenkins and his friends have moved from twenty- to thirty-somethings. Marriages are beginning to crumble and youthful optimism is fading fast. Nick's affair with Jean Templer is coming to an end, but all unhappiness is swept aside when
The War
Oct 23, 199760 min
WWII has broken out and Nick Jenkins is in the army, leaving behind his wife Isobel, who is expecting their first child. Meanwhile, Kenneth Widmerpool makes the most of his connections and soon rises through the ranks to enjoy power and pre
Post War
Oct 30, 199760 min
A decade has passed. Nick and his wife Isobel have moved to the country. Widmerpool has become a Labour MP and is dabbling in Eastern European politics. His wife Pamela is behaving even more outrageously, and gossip surrounding her bizarre
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
