The Love School
The Love School was a 1975 BBC television drama series about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, written by John Hale. It was shown in January and February 1975. The drama was a significant influence on the subsequent series Desperate Romantics (2009).
Cast
- Bernard Lloyd as William Holman Hunt
- Peter Egan as John Everett Millais
- Ben Kingsley as Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- Patricia Quinn as Elizabeth Siddal
- David Collings as John Ruskin
- Anne Kidd as Effie Gray
Episodes
The Brotherhood
In 1848, social unrest abounds. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a secret group of young artists forms in order to take on the sclerotic Royal Academy. The original three members are joined by four friends.
An Impeccable Elopement
Art critic John Ruskin and his wife Effie travel to Scotland with John Everett Millais, one of leaders of the PRB. Millais falls in love with Effie and learns that the Ruskins' marriage is a sham.
Seeking the Bubbles
Millais has married Effie. Hunt and Millais both become successful artists
Remember Me
Rossetti's life and relationships become complicated, especially after the tragic death of his wife Lizzie.
Rossetti acquires a follower in William Morris but his life is troubled by drug addiction, and he becomes increasingly isolated.
The Artisan Pre-Raphaelitism begins to disintegrate when William Morris adopts a new ideal in socialism.