Daniel Deronda (TV serial)
| Daniel Deronda | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Daniel Deronda by George Eliot |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Tom Hooper |
| Starring |
Hugh Dancy Romola Garai Hugh Bonneville Jodhi May |
| Theme music composer | Rob Lane |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Kate Harwood Laura Mackie Rebecca Eaton |
| Producer(s) | Louis Marks |
| Editor(s) | Philip Kloss |
| Running time | 210 minutes |
| Production company(s) | WGBH Boston for BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 16:9 576i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 23 November – 7 December 2002 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Daniel Deronda is a British television serial drama adapted by Andrew Davies from the George Eliot novel of the same name. It was directed by Tom Hooper, produced by Louis Marks, and was first broadcast in three parts on BBC One from 23 November to 7 December 2002. The serial starred Hugh Dancy as Daniel Deronda, Romola Garai as Gwendolen Harleth, Hugh Bonneville as Henleigh Grandcourt, and Jodhi May as Mirah Lapidoth. Co-production funding came from WGBH Boston.
Set over a period of several years in 1870's England, the story revolves around the overlapping narratives of two central characters. Daniel Deronda (Hugh Dancy) is an intelligent and handsome young man of obscure origins who has been raised as part of the family of his loving guardian Sir Hugo Mallinger (Edward Fox). Gwendolen Harleth (Romola Garai) is a spoiled but very beautiful young woman living with her mother and sisters in an obscure country neighborhood. She dazzles her neighbors with her beauty and accomplishments and is confident she will marry a rich man. The likelihood of this increases when she is introduced to a neighbor, Henleigh Grandcourt (Hugh Bonneville), who is heir to the estate of Sir Hugo Mallinger. He becomes infatuated with Gwendolen and shows a clear intention to propose; although Gwendolen for her part is not in love with him, she intends to accept. However on the day of the proposal, Gwendolen encounters a woman (Greta Scacchi) who claims to be Grandcourt's mistress and presents three children she claims are his illegitimate offspring. She confesses that she left her husband for Grandcourt and begs Gwendolen not to marry him because it will ruin her children's prospects as his heirs. Mortified by this revelation, Gwendolen promises not to marry Grandcourt. She then avoids Grandcourt and accepts an invitation to travel to Germany with some friends.
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