Name: Daniel Deronda
Released: 2002-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Amanda Root, Hugh Bonneville

TV Show · Drama · Romance

Andrew Davies' adaptation of George Eliot's last novel, charts a love story set in Victorian high society. Gwendolen Harleth falls in love with the idealistic Daniel Deronda, but they couldn't be more different. When Gwendolen is forced into an oppressive marriage, Daniel becomes involved with a Jewish singer. Torn between the two women, Daniel embarks on a quest to discover his true identity.

2002 · 52m

Starring Hugh Dancy, Amanda Root, Hugh Bonneville

Director Tom Hooper

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

When the young, idealistic Daniel Deronda first sees the beautiful and wilful Gwendolen Harleth at the gambling tables in the German spa town of Leubronn, it is a moment of destiny which will affect their lives forever.

52m
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Daniel, out rowing on the Thames, saves Mirah Lapidoth, a young Jewish girl, from drowning. His search for Mirah's family opens up strange new possibilities, making him question his own motives.

51m
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Gwendolen, whose marriage has become increasingly unbearable, tells Daniel at the family Christmas gathering of her unhappiness. She later attends Mirah's first public recital and she can barely hide her jealousy.

49m
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Daniel's quest to discover his true identity takes him to Genoa where his mother gives him some surprising news. When fate brings Gwendolen back into his life she makes him promise never to forsake her, but Daniel must confront his true feelings for Mirah.

48m