Casanova

2005 - 2005

Episode 1

13th March 2005

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.

Episode 2

20th March 2005

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.

Episode 3

27th March 2005

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.

Top Cast

Rose Byrne•Peter O'Toole•David Tennant

Director

Sheree Folkson

Writer

Russell T Davies

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.

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Full Cast

Rose Byrne Image

Rose Byrne

Edith

Peter O'Toole Image

Peter O'Toole

Giacomo Casanova

David Tennant Image

David Tennant

Giacomo Casanova

Matt Lucas Image

Matt Lucas

Villars

Laura Fraser Image

Laura Fraser

Henriette

Rupert Penry-Jones Image

Rupert Penry-Jones

Grimani

Shaun Parkes Image

Shaun Parkes

Rocco

Nina Sosanya Image

Nina Sosanya

Bellino

Clare Higgins Image

Clare Higgins

Cook

Freddie Jones Image

Freddie Jones

Bragadin

Ron Cook Image

Ron Cook

Prisoner

Andrew Havill Image

Andrew Havill

English Chancellor

Dervla Kirwan Image

Dervla Kirwan

Casanova's Mother

Tom Burke Image

Tom Burke

Jack (20 years old)

Full Crew

Russell T Davies Image

Russell T Davies

Writer

Sheree Folkson Image

Sheree Folkson

Director

Murray Gold Image

Murray Gold

Music

Tony Roche

Assistant Art Director

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