S01E05 Beata Beatrix
Synopsis
Rossetti acquires a follower in William Morris but his life is troubled by drug addiction, and he becomes increasingly isolated.
Director
Piers Haggard
Writer
Robin Chapman
Season
1
The Love School - S01E05
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Guest Stars
Ben Kingsley
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Patricia Quinn
Lizzie Siddal
David Burke
William Morris
Kenneth Colley
Edward Burne-Jones
Kika Markham
Jane Morris
Nickolas Grace
William Rossetti
Aviva Goldkorn
Christina Rossetti
Frank Vincent
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Ian Sharp
Robert Buchanan
Stanley Meadows
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Rossetti acquires a follower in William Morris but his life is troubled by drug addiction, and he becomes increasingly isolated.
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