A Dance to the Music of Time is a British four-part television drama series based on the book series of the same name by Anthony Powell. The series was also written by Anthony Powell with Hugh Whitemore as co-writer. The series was produced by Table Top Productions and directed by Christopher Morahan and Alvin Rakoff. It was first broadcast on Channel 4[1] on the 9 October 1997 over four consecutive weeks.
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| Genre | Drama |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Executive producer | Hugh Whitemore |
| Producer | Alvin Rakoff |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Surround sound 5.1 |
| Original release | 9 October (1997-10-09) – 30 October 1997 (1997-10-30) |
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.K. viewers (millions) [3] |
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| 1 | "The Twenties" | Christopher Morahan | Anthony Powell and Hugh Whitemore | 9 October 1997 (1997-10-09) | N/A |
| 2 | "The Thirties" | Christopher Morahan | Anthony Powell and Hugh Whitemore | 16 October 1997 (1997-10-16) | N/A |
| 3 | "The War" | Alvin Rakoff | Anthony Powell and Hugh Whitemore | 23 October 1997 (1997-10-23) | N/A |
| 4 | "Post War" | Alvin Rakoff | Anthony Powell and Hugh Whitemore | 30 October 1997 (1997-10-30) | N/A |
The Thomas Sutcliffe of The Independent described the first episode in the series if It's questionable whether any literary work can survive a compression as intense as that undergone by A Dance to the Music of Time and went on to mention For obvious reasons barely even a homeopathic trace of Powell's patrician ruminations remain - what has survived are the incidents upon which he strung his grand reflections.[4]
| Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 1998 | BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress | Miranda Richardson | Nominated |