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Casanova

Casanova
★ 7.0/10•2005•58m•14•Drama•Comedy
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Castle Dux, Bohemia, 1798. Casanova, now a penniless librarian in his seventies, tells Edith, a young kitchen maid in the castle, his remarkable life story, and about falling in love with Henriette.

Sheree Folkson · Director

Russell T Davies · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime58m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 13, 2005

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E158m

Episode 1

Castle Dux, Bohemia, 1798. Casanova, now a penniless librarian in his seventies, begins to tell his life story to Edith, a young kitchen maid in the castle he works in. We return to Casanova's childhood and humble beginnings as the son of an actor in Venice. As a young man he studies for the priesthood, but is expelled from his seminary, then meets and falls in love with Henriette... but the Duke of Grimani wants Henriette for himself.

Mar 13, 2005

Episode 2 - Episode 2E258m

Episode 2

Casanova, living on his wits and as a mystic, does a good deed and comes into a fortune. Bragadin offers to adopt him and Henriette agrees to marry him. Grimani, enraged, has Casanova arrested and charged with witchcraft, but he escapes from prison and flees Venice - taking with him Jack, his young illegitimate son by a previous liaison, and Rocco, his servant. Casanova heads for Paris, as he knows that Venetian ambassadors abroad are able to grant pardons.

Mar 20, 2005

Episode 3 - Episode 3E358m

Episode 3

In the past, we follow Casanova's adventures in London - where he glimpses Henriette and tricks his way into court circles - and in Naples, where he meets an old friend. Still living on his wits, Casanova makes and loses fortunes and also enjoys other conquests. Back in the present, Edith realizes that Casanova may be wrong in believing Henriette is dead. But Casanova himself is now very sick and getting near his end.

Mar 27, 2005

Actors

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Edith

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Giacomo Casanova

David Tennant

David Tennant

Giacomo Casanova

Matt Lucas

Matt Lucas

Villars

Laura Fraser

Laura Fraser

Henriette

Rupert Penry-Jones

Rupert Penry-Jones

Grimani

Shaun Parkes

Shaun Parkes

Rocco

Nina Sosanya

Nina Sosanya

Bellino

Clare Higgins

Clare Higgins

Cook

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Bragadin

Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Prisoner

Andrew Havill

Andrew Havill

English Chancellor

Dervla Kirwan

Dervla Kirwan

Casanova's Mother

Tom Burke

Tom Burke

Jack (20 years old)

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