A Dance to the Music of Time: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume satirical novel sequence, charting five decades of upper-class life. The series follows the history of a group of friends, starting in their schooldays together, and their lives over the next 50 years.

Series details

• Title: A Dance to the Music of Time
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1997-10-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-10-30
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Channel 4
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 37954
• IMDb ID: tt0118297
• TVDB ID: 103451

Cast and credited roles

• Gillian Barge — Mrs. Erdleigh
• Nicholas Jones — Bob Duport
• Simon Russell Beale — Widmerpool
• James Purefoy — Nicholas Jenkins
• Robin Bailey — Uncle Alfred
• Jonathan Cake — Peter Templer
• James Fleet — Moreland
• Richard Pasco — Sir Magnus Donners
• Paul Rhys — Charles Stringham
• Annabel Mullion — Mona
• Claire Skinner — Jean
• Adrian Scarborough — JG Quiggin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-10-09; final listed air date 1997-10-30; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Dance to the Music of Time on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.