S01E01 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.
The Way We Live Now
Overview
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 entices distinguished members of England's land-rich, cash-poor aristocracy into his web. Many are eager to sell their ailing land parcels to afford moving to London proper and naïve speculators are all lured in with promises of an instant fortune.
Episodes
S01E02 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 with Hetta. Felix is forced to desperate measures to...
S01E03 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. Melmotte involves himself in increasingly ambitious business schemes while...
S01E04 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 comes face to face with some tough opposition, while...
Cast
David Suchet
Augustus Melmotte
Matthew Macfadyen
Sir Felix Carbury
Cillian Murphy
Paul Montague
Paloma Baeza
Hetta Carbury
Cheryl Campbell
Lady Carbury
Richard Cant
Dolly Longestaffe
Shirley Henderson
Marie Melmotte
Tony Britton
Lord Alfred Grendall
Douglas Hodge
Roger Carbury
David Bradley
Mr Broune
Miranda Otto
Mrs Hurtle
Allan Corduner
Croll
