Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (miniseries)
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| Genre |
Fantasy Historical drama |
| Based on |
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke |
| Written by | Peter Harness |
| Directed by | Toby Haynes |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
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| Producer(s) | Nick Hirschkorn |
| Cinematography | Stephan Pehrsson |
| Editor(s) | Peter Christelis, Philip Kloss |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Distributor | Endemol |
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| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 17 May – 28 June 2015 |
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| Official website | |
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a seven-part British historical fantasy TV miniseries adapted by Peter Harness from Susanna Clarke's best-selling novel of the same name. It premiered on BBC One on 17 May 2015 and ended on 28 June 2015. It was nominated for four BAFTA awards and recognised by the British Film Institute as one of the top ten most important television programmes of 2015.
Set in England during the Napoleonic wars at the beginning of the 19th century, the series presents an alternative history where magic is widely acknowledged, but rarely practised. Living in the rural north, Mr Norrell (Eddie Marsan) of Hurtfew Abbey is able to make the statues of York Minster talk and move. His manservant John Childermass (Enzo Cilenti) persuades him to travel to London to help in the war against France. While there, Mr Norrell encounters a leading member of the government and makes magic respectable in the realm when he conjures a fairy, called the Gentleman (Marc Warren), to bring the minister's fiancée (Alice Englert) back to life. Meanwhile, Jonathan Strange (Bertie Carvel) meets Vinculus (Paul Kaye), a street magician, while attempting to find a respectable profession, as demanded by his love Arabella (Charlotte Riley). Strange is told by Vinculus that he is destined to be a great magician and so he begins to study magic.
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