The Way We Live Now
- 2001
- 1 season
- Drama
Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a railway is to be built from Salt Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico and…
Miniseries
- 1 Episode 1 Rich financier Augustus Melmotte's arrival in London sees the impoverished aristocracy rush to court his favour and their sons to court his daughter Marie.
- 2 Episode 2 While Paul Montague throws himself into the booming railway business with Melmotte, the presence of his mysterious American friend in London threatens to jeopardize his chances…
- 3 Episode 3 Paul visits Mexico to have his worst fears about the railway construction confirmed. Returning to London he decides to confront Melmotte and resolve his romantic situation.…
- 4 Episode 4 Melmotte reaches the highest echelons of London society but the wolves are beginning to gather at his door. Paul takes his chance to act and Felix…
Cast
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David Suchet
Augustus Melmotte
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Matthew Macfadyen
Sir Felix Carbury
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Cillian Murphy
Paul Montague
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Paloma Baeza
Hetta Carbury
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Cheryl Campbell
Lady Carbury
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Richard Cant
Dolly Longestaffe
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Shirley Henderson
Marie Melmotte
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Tony Britton
Lord Alfred Grendall
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Douglas Hodge
Roger Carbury
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David Bradley
Mr Broune
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Miranda Otto
Mrs Hurtle
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Allan Corduner
Croll
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Angus Wright
Miles Grendall
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Tom Fahy Butler - Grosvenor Square -
Toby Jones
Mr. Squercum
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Adam De Ville Reporter