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Synopsis:
Drama series, following the life of the 18th-century libertine. Peter O'Toole plays the great lover as an old man, who is persuaded by a parlour maid to share tales of his youthful exploits. He regales her with stories of his introduction to Venetian high society as a young scholar, where he proves popular with the women of the court and falls madly in love with the fiancee of a powerful and rich patrician. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when he becomes smitten with a castrato singer…
Cast:
Simon Day as Argenti, Clare Higgins as Cook, Mark Heap as Dr Gozzi, Glenna Morrison as Nanette Tosello, Lucinda Raikes as Marta Tosello, Katrine de Candole as Angela Tosello, Tim Scott-Walker as Actor, Martin Oldfield as Judge, Matt Holness as Landlord, John Sandilands as Casanova (Aged five), David Tennant as Giacomo Casanova, Zac Fox as Casanova (Aged 12), Gabrielle Greenblatt as Bettina, David Foxxe as Nobleman, Tamzin Griffin as Noblewoman, Rosanna Lavelle as Dresser, Andrew Vincent as Stablehand, Peter O'Toole as Older Casanova, Rose Byrne as Edith, Dervla Kirwan as Casanova's Mother, Laura Fraser as Henriette, Rupert Penry-Jones as Grimani, Nina Sosanya as Bellino, Shaun Parkes as Rocco, Matt Lucas as Villars
Credits:
Russell T Davies - Scriptwriter, Sheree Folkson - Director, Gillian McNeill - Producer
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