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Peter Ackroyd's London

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2004–
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Peter Ackroyd's London (2004)
BiographyDocumentaryDramaHistoryWar

Docudrama about the history of London as well as its restless townsfolk, macabre legends and important water structures.Docudrama about the history of London as well as its restless townsfolk, macabre legends and important water structures.Docudrama about the history of London as well as its restless townsfolk, macabre legends and important water structures.

  • Stars
    • Peter Ackroyd
    • Julian French
    • Danielle Rees
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    64
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    • Stars
      • Peter Ackroyd
      • Julian French
      • Danielle Rees
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Peter Ackroyd
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2004
    Julian French
    • Drowning Man
    • 2004
    Danielle Rees
    Danielle Rees
    • Charlie Meyer
    • 2004
    Richard Stockwell
    • Young Peter Ackroyd
    • 2004
    James Bisgood
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    • 2004
    Tom Hollander
    Tom Hollander
    • T.S. Eliot
    • 2004
    Harriet Walter
    Harriet Walter
    • Virginia Woolf - Novelist
    • 2004
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    • Tacitus - Historian
    • 2004
    Toby Stephens
    Toby Stephens
    • Giacomo Casanova
    • 2004
    Alex Jennings
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    • 2004
    Anton Lesser
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    • 2004
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    • 2004
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    • 2004
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    John Simm
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    • 2004
    Jack Shepherd
    Jack Shepherd
    • Thomas de Quincey - Essayist
    • 2004
    Timothy West
    Timothy West
    • Henry Mayhew - Journalist
    • 2004
    Amanda Root
    Amanda Root
    • Charlotte Brontë - Novelist
    • 2004
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    Don Warrington
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    • 2004
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    • Release date
      • May 7, 2004 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 2h 30m(150 min)
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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