Rent Lost Empires (1986)
4.0 of 5 from 55 ratings
6h 51min
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- Synopsis:
"Lost Empires" is a powerful and evocative recreation of the dying days of the music hall circuit. Adrift in the world, young Richard Herncastle (Colin Firth) is taken on by his formidable Uncle Nick (John Castle), a top-of-the-bill magician working under the 'exotic' name of Ganga Dun. Richard finds himself immersed in the dusty glamour of a life onstage introducing him to comedians, dancers, musicians, jugglers, singers...and women, beautiful, talented, tempting women. Featuring a superb cast, including Laurence Olivier, gripping in one of his last performances as a comic past his prime, and Pamela Stephenson as a beautiful Siren beckoning Richard to the rocks, 'Lost Empires' captures the fading magic and constant upheaval of a life on the road with its glamorous theatres and dour boarding houses; the smell of more than just greasepaint, the roar of more than just the crowd. - Actors:
- Colin Firth, John Castle, Gillian Bevan, Neil Boorman, Mike Edmonds, Ted Morris, Clive Willbond-Hill, Carmen du Sautoy, John Ballanger, Francesca McGregor, Jean Marie Segal, Larbi Slemane, Beatie Edney, Brian Glover, Anthony Newlands, Emil Wolk, Jane Arden, John Asquith, Stephen Brigden, Rio Fortune
- Directors:
- Alan Grint
- Producers:
- June Howson
- Writers:
- Ian Curteis, J.B. Priestley
- Studio:
- Acorn Media
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Dramas
