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Samuel Barnett, Rafe Spall, and Aidan Turner in Desperate Romantics (2009)

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Desperate Romantics

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Director

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  • Paul Gay
    Paul Gay

Writers

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  • Peter Bowker
    Peter Bowker
    creator (written by)
  • Franny Moyle
    Franny Moyle
    creator

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Samuel Barnett
    Samuel Barnett
    Samuel Barnett
    John Millais
  • Mark Benton
    Mark Benton
    Mark Benton
    Mr Chadwick
  • Kath Burlinson
    Kath Burlinson
    Madame
  • Naomi Capron
    Naomi Capron
    Mrs Walters
  • Sam Crane
    Sam Crane
    Sam Crane
    Fred Walters
  • Phil Davis
    Phil Davis
    Phil Davis
    Mr. Stone
  • Josie Farmiloe
    Josie Farmiloe
    Charlotte Siddal
  • Mark Heap
    Mark Heap
    Mark Heap
    Charles Dickens
  • Tom Hollander
    Tom Hollander
    Tom Hollander
    John Ruskin
  • Polly Kemp in The Return of the Psammead (1993)
    Polly Kemp
    Polly Kemp
    Mrs Siddal
  • Jennie Jacques
    Jennie Jacques
    Jennie Jacques
    Annie Miller
  • Amy Manson
    Amy Manson
    Amy Manson
    Lizzie Siddal
  • MIPCOM 2019
    Maimie McCoy
    Maimie McCoy
    Margaret
  • Ian Puleston-Davies
    Ian Puleston-Davies
    Ian Puleston-Davies
    Mr Siddal
  • Rafe Spall
    Rafe Spall
    Rafe Spall
    William 'Maniac' Hunt
  • Zoë Tapper at an event for Mr Selfridge (2013)
    Zoë Tapper
    Zoë Tapper
    Effie Ruskin
  • Aidan Turner
    Aidan Turner
    Aidan Turner
    Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Joyia Fitch
    Joyia Fitch
    Ruskin's Hallucination
  • Georgie Glen
    Georgie Glen
    Georgie Glen
    Ruskin's mother
  • Cassie Laver
    Cassie Laver
    Hat Shop Girl
  • Brigitte Millar 2011
    Brigitte Millar
    Brigitte Millar
    Mrs. Tozer
  • Siobhan O'Neill
    Siobhan O'Neill
    Gwen
  • Robert Roman Ratajczak
    Robert Roman Ratajczak
    Trader
  • Charlie Richards
    Charlie Richards
    Doctor
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Angie Daniell
    Angie Daniell
    line producer
  • Franny Moyle
    Franny Moyle
    executive producer
  • Hilary Salmon
    Hilary Salmon
    executive producer

Composer

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  • Daniel Pemberton
    Daniel Pemberton

Cinematographer

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  • Kieran McGuigan
    Kieran McGuigan

Editor

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  • Paul Knight
    Paul Knight

Casting

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  • Sally Broome
    Sally Broome
  • Jane Ripley
    Jane Ripley

Production Designer

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  • Melanie Allen
    Melanie Allen

Art Director

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  • Paul Ghirardani
    Paul Ghirardani

Costume Designer

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  • James Keast
    James Keast

Makeup Department

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  • Carolyn Cousins
    Carolyn Cousins
    makeup supervisor
  • Vicky Fields
    Vicky Fields
    assistant makeup artist
  • Karen Hartley
    Karen Hartley
    makeup designer (as Karen Hartley-Thomas)
  • Louise Luxton
    Louise Luxton
    makeup artist (as Louise Nockles)
  • Kate Warwick-Oliver
    Kate Warwick-Oliver
    makeup artist

Production Management

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  • Mark Ellis
    Mark Ellis
    unit manager (as Mark 'Sparky' Ellis)
  • Jessica Rundle
    Jessica Rundle
    post-production supervisor

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Andrew Foster
    Andrew Foster
    second assistant director
  • Ben Rogers
    Ben Rogers
    third assistant director
  • Toni Staples
    Toni Staples
    first assistant director

Art Department

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  • Melanie Allen
    Melanie Allen
    designer
  • Caroline Armstrong
    Caroline Armstrong
    scenic artist
  • Huw Arthur
    Huw Arthur
    assistant art director
  • Raymond Barrett
    Raymond Barrett
    chargehand carpenter
  • Giles Brown
    Giles Brown
    dressing props
  • Philip A. Brown
    Philip A. Brown
    art department assistant (as Philip Brown)
  • Cathy Cosgrove
    Cathy Cosgrove
    production buyer
  • Derek Cowie
    Derek Cowie
    scenic artist
  • Jack Dyer
    Jack Dyer
    chargehand stagehand (as John Dyer)
  • Kevin Harris
    Kevin Harris
    construction manager (as Kevin G. Harris)

Sound Department

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  • Pip Norton
    Pip Norton
    dubbing mixer / re-recording mixer
  • Billy Quinn
    Billy Quinn
    production sound mixer / sound recordist
  • Anna Sulley
    Anna Sulley
    sound effects editor
  • Tim Surrey
    Tim Surrey
    boom operator
  • Will Whale
    Will Whale
    boom operator / sound maintenance

Special Effects

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  • Mark Holt
    Mark Holt
    special effects

Visual Effects

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  • Alexis Haggar
    Alexis Haggar
    visual effects supervisor
  • Matthew Olarewaju
    Matthew Olarewaju
    conform editor: The Look (uncredited)

Stunts

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  • Gareth Milne
    Gareth Milne
    stunt coordinator
  • Peter Pedrero
    Peter Pedrero
    stunt performer
  • Andreas Petrides
    Andreas Petrides
    stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Stephen Andrews
    Stephen Andrews
    assistant camera: "b" camera
  • Richard Brierley
    Richard Brierley
    focus puller: "a" camera
  • Laurence Cendrowicz
    Laurence Cendrowicz
    unit photographer
  • Paul Donachie
    Paul Donachie
    a camera operator / steadicam operator
  • Kevin Fitzpatrick
    Kevin Fitzpatrick
    gaffer
  • Woody Gregson
    Woody Gregson
    second assistant camera
  • Tony Harlow
    Tony Harlow
    electrician (as Anthony Harlow)
  • Paul Hatchman
    Paul Hatchman
    grip
  • Mark Joiner
    Mark Joiner
    electrician
  • Steve Kitchen
    Steve Kitchen
    electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • John Laurie
    John Laurie
    standby wardrobe assistant
  • Emma Moore
    Emma Moore
    assistant costume designer
  • Shirley Nevin
    Shirley Nevin
    costume supervisor
  • Eleanor Spalding
    Eleanor Spalding
    wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

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  • Rob Redford
    Rob Redford
    assistant editor (as Robert Redford)
  • Thomas Urbye
    Thomas Urbye
    colourist: The Look
  • Thomas Goldser
    Thomas Goldser
    trainee assistant editor (uncredited)
  • Mark Maltby
    Mark Maltby
    conform assistant: The Look (uncredited)

Location Management

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  • Iggy Ellis
    Iggy Ellis
    location manager (as Ian Ellis)
  • Roberto Kouyoumdjian
    Roberto Kouyoumdjian
    locations (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Jonathan Noyce
    Jonathan Noyce
    musician
  • Tim Weller
    Tim Weller
    drummer
  • Gareth Williams
    Gareth Williams
    Music Mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Surian Fletcher-Jones
    Surian Fletcher-Jones
    script editor
  • Leigh Nicol
    Leigh Nicol
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

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  • Simon Davis
    Simon Davis
    unit driver

Additional Crew

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  • Nuala Alen-Buckley
    Nuala Alen-Buckley
    production accountant
  • Matt Bannister
    Matt Bannister
    picture campaign executive: BBC
  • Kingsley Frances-Gray
    Kingsley Frances-Gray
    featured dancer
  • Paul Harris
    Paul Harris
    choreographer
  • Simon Hill
    Simon Hill
    assistant production accountant
  • Ray Leek
    Ray Leek
    titles designer
  • Carmel Maloney
    Carmel Maloney
    production executive
  • James Rippon
    James Rippon
    production runner
  • Lynn Roberts
    Lynn Roberts
    production coordinator
  • Benjamin Rosenberg
    Benjamin Rosenberg
    production secretary (as Benjamin Richards)

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