The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

00.
1988

This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Luigi Pirandello, Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf.

Storyline

This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Luigi Pirandello, Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf.
Released
1988-01-10
Episode Runtime
Unknown
Language
English
Status
Canceled
Genre
Production
Unknown

CASTS

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

Reader
Douglas Hodge

Douglas Hodge

Raskolnikov
Hermione Lee

Hermione Lee

Self
George Steiner

George Steiner

Self
John Castle

John Castle

Peter Walsh
Robert Daws

Robert Daws

Septimus Warren-Smith
Rupert Degas

Rupert Degas

Reader: 'The Waves'
Katy Behean

Katy Behean

Sonya
Vas Blackwood

Vas Blackwood

(voice)
John Challis

John Challis

(voice)
Mair Coleman

Mair Coleman

Mrs. Marmeladov
Derek Deadman

Derek Deadman

Convict 1
Charlie Drake

Charlie Drake

Marmeladov
Sabina Franklyn

Sabina Franklyn

(voice)
John Jones

John Jones

Self
Patrick Malahide

Patrick Malahide

Underground Man
Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid

Dostoevsky
Orla Pederson

Orla Pederson

Convict 2
Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Porfiry
Sara Sugarman

Sara Sugarman

Nastasya
Ann Way

Ann Way

Old Woman
James Aubrey

James Aubrey

Frank Budgen
Dermot Crowley

Dermot Crowley

Joe Hynes
Sorcha Cusack

Sorcha Cusack

Molly Bloom
Tony Doyle

Tony Doyle

Narrator (voice)
Francesca Folan

Francesca Folan

Zoe Higgins
Clive Hart

Clive Hart

Self
John Lynch

John Lynch

Stephen Dedalus
T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Citizen
Deirdra Morris

Deirdra Morris

Nora Joyce
Patricia Mort

Patricia Mort

May Dedalus
Bryan Murray

Bryan Murray

James Joyce
Patricia Quinn

Patricia Quinn

Bella Cohen
David Suchet

David Suchet

Leopold Bloom
Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Winnie Verloc
Hywel Bennett

Hywel Bennett

Professor
Peter Blythe

Peter Blythe

Vladimir
Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Ossipon
Keith Carabine

Keith Carabine

Self
Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

Chief Inspector Heat
Graham Crowden

Graham Crowden

Home Secretary
David Doyle

David Doyle

Stevie
Brian Glover

Brian Glover

Adolf Verloc
Richard Pasco

Richard Pasco

Joseph Conrad (voice)
Julia Blalock

Julia Blalock

Mother
Eleanor David

Eleanor David

Gilberte Swann
Dominic Jephcott

Dominic Jephcott

Robert St. Loup
Terence Kilmartin

Terence Kilmartin

Self
Zoe Mair

Zoe Mair

Young Gilberte / Mlle. St. Loup
Roger Rees

Roger Rees

Marcel Proust / Marcel
Paul Reynolds

Paul Reynolds

Young Marcel Proust
Grace Wilkinson

Grace Wilkinson

Albertine
Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

Dr. Hofrat Behrens
Iain Cuthbertson

Iain Cuthbertson

Mynheer Peeperkorn
Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels

Hans Castorp
John Grillo

John Grillo

Naphta
Haydn Gwynne

Haydn Gwynne

Mme. Chauchat
Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

Settembrini
John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel

Thomas Mann
Pippa Vickers

Pippa Vickers

Nurse
Suzanne Bertish

Suzanne Bertish

Rebekka West
Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Henrik Ibsen (voice)
Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Rosmer
David Ryall

David Ryall

Pastor Kroll
Anthony Storr

Anthony Storr

Self
D.M. Thomas

D.M. Thomas

Self
Christina Greatrex

Christina Greatrex

Lady Bradshaw
Eva Griffith

Eva Griffith

Young Clarissa Dalloway
Oona Kirsch

Oona Kirsch

Sally Seton
Jenifer Landor

Jenifer Landor

Lucrezia Warren-Smith
Gerard Logan

Gerard Logan

Young Peter Walsh
Susan Tracy

Susan Tracy

Mrs. Dalloway
Sylvestra Le Touzel

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Marta Abba / Stepdaughter
Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Egisto Oliveri / Producer / Philip / Doctor
Reginald Stewart

Reginald Stewart

Lamberto Picasso / Father / Belcridi
Patricia Thorns

Patricia Thorns

Jane Frigero / Mother / Countess
John Woodvine

John Woodvine

Ruggio Ruggeri / Henry IV / Leone
Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd

Self
Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Reader
Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Reader
Frank Kermode

Frank Kermode

Self
Craig Raine

Craig Raine

Self
Stephen Spender

Stephen Spender

Self
David Barrass

David Barrass

Warder
John Bennett

John Bennett

Chaplain / Father
Michael Bryant

Michael Bryant

Advocate
Tatyana Colombo

Tatyana Colombo

Leni / Washerwoman
Kit Jackson

Kit Jackson

Clerk
Matthew Marsh

Matthew Marsh

Warder
Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Titorelli
Lucy Pearce

Lucy Pearce

Giggling Girl
Oscar Quitak

Oscar Quitak

Judge
Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Franz Kafka / Joseph K.
Barrie Rutter

Barrie Rutter

Inspector
Naomi Wattis

Naomi Wattis

Giggling Girl
Mark Wing-Davey

Mark Wing-Davey

Franz Kafka (voice)
Melvyn Bragg

Melvyn Bragg

Self

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
1988
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11 Episodes

Season 1 of The Modern World: Ten Great Writers premiered on 1988-01-10.

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