|  UK
/ BBC1 / 3x50 minute episodes / 30
April - 14 May 2006
Producers/Directors: Mary Downes, Tim Dunn / Writers: Sarah Woods (episodes 1 and 3), Colin Swash (episode 2) / Executive Producer: Kim Thomas
The Impressionists – in
which Claude Monet (Julian Glover) looks back on his part in the
remarkable story of the Impressionist movement – is based on archive
letters, records and interviews from the time. It is a tale of poverty
and a struggle for recognition, set against a backdrop of war and
revolution. But at the heart is a brotherhood of artists – bound by
enduring friendships and a commitment to a new type of art – which
survived rows, rivalries, duels and crises. For more details see the
episode guide here.
cast
Julian Glover as Older Claude Monet / Richard Armitage as Young Monet /
James Lance as Frédéric
Bazille / Charlie Condou as Auguste Renoir / Andrew Havill as Edouard Manet
/ Aden Gillett as Edgar Degas / Will Keen as Paul Cézanne
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