Excellent and stirring adaptation of Trollope's best book benefits from a spectacular cast (especially Suchet and Henderson) and sharp, well-defind direction. The script is also good because it stays true to Trollope's novel but doesn't have any qualms about discarding something...( read more)
Matthew MacFadyen, Paloma Baeza, David Suchet
First screened on BBC in 2001, The Way We Live Now will surprise those who know Anthony Trollope through the subtleties of his Barsetshire novels. This story of ambition centers around Augustus...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 30, 2002
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September 8, 2009
Mini-series of 4 episodes based on Anthony Trollope's novel. Watching the fourth and final episode soon.
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August 25, 2009
This is a great drama! There are so many things going on in the story that you're never sure how it will turn out in the end. I'd love to read the original novel.
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December 28, 2008
some wonderful performances, a sad commentary on life then (and now?) matthew macfadyen's performance here is, in my opinion, better than he did in pride and prejudice.
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